red line

n : a line that is colored red bisects an ice hockey rink

red wire

(IBM) Patch wires installed by programmers who have no

business mucking with the hardware. It is said that the only

thing more dangerous than a hardware guy with a code patch is

a {softy} with a soldering iron.

Compare {blue wire}, {yellow wire}, {purple wire}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-23)