English Dictionary
◊ PASTICHE
pastiche
n 1: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or
other musical pieces from various sources [syn: {medley},
{potpourri}]
2: a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN PASTIE?
pastie
/pay'stee/ An adhesive label designed to be attached to a key
on a keyboard to indicate some non-standard character which
can be accessed through that key. Pasties are likely to be
used in APL environments, where almost every key is associated
with a special character. A pastie on the R key, for example,
might remind the user that it is used to generate the rho
character. The term properly refers to nipple-concealing
devices formerly worn by strippers in concession to
indecent-exposure laws; compare {tits on a keyboard}.
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