The Devil’s IT Dictionary Definitions

(I take no responsibility whatsoever for anyone taking any of these definitions seriously).

Autoformat

A word processor command that orders the word processing software to irretrievably trash the current document in a way that cannot be reversed by the “Undo” command. It has no other function.

Recycle Bin

The recycle bin (or waste bin) on the Windows or Apple desktop is a place into which unwanted files can be put in the hope that the OS will separate out the binary digits and reuse them for new information that you create. The fact is that these OSes don’t recycle those valuable bits at all. Instead they just sweep them under the desktop where they develop mold and breed pestilence.

JINI

This is an awful spelling mistake made by the marketing folk at Sun Microsystems. The correct spelling is Jinni (the Arab singular from whence comes the French word “Genie” which is the form preferred by Walt Disney). You may also meet with Jinn and Djinn. As regards its technological meaning, we have no clue.

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