red wine

n : wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored

grapes

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)