Prettyprint

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prettyprint

/prit'ee-print/ v. (alt. `pretty-print')
1. To generate `pretty' human-readable output from a hairy internal representation; esp. used for the process of grinding (sense 1) program code, and most esp. for LISP code.
2. To format in some particularly slick and nontrivial way.
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prettyprint definition


/prit'ee-print/ (Or "pretty-print") To generate "pretty" human-readable output from a hairy internal representation; especially used for the process of grinding program code.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-15)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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Prettyprint is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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