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FINGER-POINTING SYNDROME

Specialty Definition: FINGER-POINTING SYNDROME

DomainDefinition

Computing

Finger-pointing syndrome n. All-too-frequent result of bugs, esp. in new or experimental configurations. The hardware vendor points a finger at the software. The software vendor points a finger at the hardware. All the poor users get is the finger. Source: Jargon File.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: FINGER-POINTING SYNDROME


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 49 4E 47 45 52 2D 50 4F 49 4E 54 49 4E 47      53 59 4E 44 52 4F 4D 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01001001 01001110 01000111 01000101 01010010 00101101 01010000 01001111 01001001 01001110 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111 00100000 01010011 01011001 01001110 01000100 01010010 01001111 01001101 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#73 &#78 &#71 &#69 &#82 &#45 &#80 &#79 &#73 &#78 &#84 &#73 &#78 &#71 &#32 &#83 &#89 &#78 &#68 &#82 &#79 &#77 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0049 004E 0047 0045 0052 002D 0050 004F 0049 004E 0054 0049 004E 0047      0053 0059 004E 0044 0052 004F 004D 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

40434841395215504943485443484125359483852494739

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