May 15, 2003

fish

n.

[Adelaide University, Australia]

1. Another metasyntactic variable. See foo. Derived originally from the Monty Python skit in the middle of The Meaning of Life entitled Find the Fish.

2. A pun for microfiche. A microfiche file cabinet may be referred to as a fish tank.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:48 AM

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