May 15, 2003

depeditate

/dee·ped'@·tayt/ n.

[by (faulty) analogy with decapitate] Humorously, to cut off the feet of. When one is using some computer-aided typesetting tools, careless placement of text blocks within a page or above a rule can result in chopped-off letter descenders. Such letters are said to have been depeditated.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:51 AM

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