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| 1. | the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power. |
| 2. | the formula employed; a spell or charm. |
| 3. | magical ceremonies. |
| 4. | magic; sorcery. |
| 5. | repetitious wordiness used to conceal a lack of content; obfuscation: Her prose too often resorts to incantation. |
incantation
Any particularly arbitrary or obscure command that one must mutter at a system to attain a desired result. Not used of passwords or other explicit security features. Especially used of tricks that are so poorly documented that they must be learned from a wizard. "This compiler normally locates initialised data in the data segment, but if you mutter the right incantation they will be forced into text space."
incantation
words uttered in a set formula with magical intent. The correct recitation, often with accompanying gestures, is considered to unleash supernatural power. Some societies believe that incorrect recitation can not only nullify the magic but cause the death of the practitioner.
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