May 15, 2003

neat hack

n.

[very common]

1. A clever technique.

2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value. Example: the Caltech Rose Bowl card display switch (see Appendix A for discussion). See also hack.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:37 AM

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