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Definition of programmer's switch - 1 dictionary result
Computing Dictionary

Programmer's Switch hardware
A button on the front of some Apple Macintosh computers which, when pressed, causes a command line prompt to appear. This gives access to the built-in mini-debugger, which has commands to dump memory, return to the application that was broken out, and others. A more sophisticated debugger must be installed in order to inspect breakpoints, etc.
(2000-11-01)

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