What does xyzzy mean?
Xyzzy means Used as a placeholder word or metasyntactic variable..
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/ˈzɪzi/ · noun
Used as a placeholder word or metasyntactic variable..
Especially bad are "magic words" from computer games, such as xyzzy. These magic words look secret and unguessable, but in fact they are widely known.
Suppose stock xyzzy is selling at $100.00 on January 1, 2002. The classic call option is to pay a fixed amount per share (say $10) for the option to buy...
The path that relates xyzzy to XYZZY cycles many times through the single state of the transducer.
How you even form the sentence makes a difference; if you say, "We need technology xyzzy because...," then the battle for common sense is already lost.
Perl doesn't care if you call your loop labels things like XYZZY or PLUGH.
Use xyzzy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Xyzzy means Used as a placeholder word or metasyntactic variable..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
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Especially bad are "magic words" from computer games, such as xyzzy. These magic words look secret and unguessable, but in fact they are widely known.
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