FITNR // adj.
[Thinking Machines, Inc.] Fixed In The Next Release. A
written-only notation attached to bug reports. Often wishful
thinking.
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fix n.,v.
What one does when a problem has been reported too many times
to be ignored.
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FIXME imp.
[common] A standard tag often put in C comments near a piece
of code that needs work. The point of doing so is that a
grep or a similar pattern-matching tool can find all
such places quickly.
/* FIXME: note this is common in GNU code. */
Compare XXX.
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flag n.
[very common] A variable or quantity that can take on one of
two values; a bit, particularly one that is used to indicate one
of two outcomes or is used to control which of two things is to
be done. "This flag controls whether to clear the screen before
printing the message." "The program status word contains several
flag bits." Used of humans analogously to bit. See also hidden
flag, mode bit.