nock

v : make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before

firing it" [syn: {score}, {mark}]

jock

1. A programmer who is characterised by large and somewhat

{brute-force} programs.

2. When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in

some particular computing area. The compounds "compiler jock"

and "systems jock" seem to be the best-established examples.

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(1995-01-19)