hand cruft

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hand cruft definition

jargon
(After "hand craft") To write something by hand that would be better done automatically, e.g. writing assembly language instead of using a compiler (see hand hacking).
[Jargon File]
(2006-01-19)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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