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fascist

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fas⋅cist

  [fash-ist]
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–noun
1. a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
2. (often initial capital letter) a member of a fascist movement or party.
3. a person who is dictatorial or has extreme right-wing views.
–adjective
4. Also, fa⋅scis⋅tic  [fuh-shis-tik] . of or like fascism or fascists.
Origin:
1915–20; < It fascista, equiv. to fasc(io) (see fascism ) + -ista -ist

Related forms:
fa⋅scis⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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fas·cist   (fāsh'ĭst)   
n.  

  1. often Fascist An advocate or adherent of fascism.

  2. A reactionary or dictatorial person.

adj.  

  1. often Fascist Of, advocating, or practicing fascism.

  2. Fascist Of or relating to the regime of the Fascisti.


[Italian fascista, from fascio, group; see fascism.]
fas·cis'tic (fə-shĭs'tĭk) adj.
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Computing Dictionary

fascist jargon
Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The implication is that said policies are preventing hackers from getting interesting work done. The variant "fascistic" seems to have been preferred at MIT.
In the design of languages and other software tools, "the fascist alternative" is the most restrictive and structured way of capturing a particular function; the implication is that this may be desirable in order to simplify the implementation or provide tighter error checking. Compare bondage-and-discipline language, although that term is global rather than local.
[The Jargon File]
(2003-07-29)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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