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Computing | Berkeley Quality Software adj. (often abbreviated `BQS') Term used in a pejorative sense to refer to software that was apparently created by rather spaced-out hackers late at night to solve some unique problem. It usually has nonexistent, incomplete, or incorrect documentation, has been tested on at least two examples, and core dumps when anyone else attempts to use it. This term was frequently applied to early versions of the `dbx(1)' debugger. See also Berzerkeley. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. Source: Jargon File. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: BERKELEY QUALITY SOFTWARE |
| Specialty definitions using "BERKELEY QUALITY SOFTWARE": BQS. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 45 52 4B 45 4C 45 59 51 55 41 4C 49 54 59 53 4F 46 54 57 41 52 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000101 01010010 01001011 01000101 01001100 01000101 01011001 00100000 01010001 01010101 01000001 01001100 01001001 01010100 01011001 00100000 01010011 01001111 01000110 01010100 01010111 01000001 01010010 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B E R K E L E Y   Q U A L I T Y   S O F T W A R E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0045 0052 004B 0045 004C 0045 0059 0051 0055 0041 004C 0049 0054 0059 0053 004F 0046 0054 0057 0041 0052 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)363952453946395925155354643545925349405457355239 |
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