pock

n : a pustule in an eruptive disease

v : mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face

permanently" [syn: {scar}, {mark}, {pit}]

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.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-01-19)