Perm

n 1: a city in the European part of Russia [syn: {Perm}, {Molotov}]

2: a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and

chemicals [syn: {permanent wave}, {permanent}]

v : give a permanent wave to; of hair

parm

/parm/ Further-compressed form of {param}. This term is an

{IBM}ism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shops;

spoken /parm/ is more widely distributed, but the synonym

{arg} is favoured among hackers. Compare {var}.

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