needs

adv : in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is

necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" [syn: {inevitably},

{necessarily}, {of necessity}]

weeds

1. Refers to development projects or {algorithm}s that have no

possible relevance or practical application. Comes from "off

in the weeds". Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for

{microcode} is serious weeds."

2. At {CDC}/{ETA} before its demise, the phrase "go off in the

weeds" was equivalent to {IBM}'s {branch to Fishkill} and

mainstream hackerdom's {jump off into never-never land}.

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