modulo /mod'yu-loh/ prep.
Except for. An overgeneralization of mathematical terminology;
one can consider saying that 4 equals 22 except for the 9s (4 =
22 mod 9). "Well, LISP seems to work okay now, modulo that GC bug." "I feel fine today modulo a slight
headache."
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molly-guard /mol'ee-gard/ n.
[University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some
Big Red Switch by clumsy
or ignorant hands. Originally used of the plexiglass covers
improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's
toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day. Later
generalized to covers over stop/reset switches on disk drives and
networking equipment. In hardware catalogues, you'll see the much
less interesting description "guarded button".
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Mongolian Hordes technique n.
[poss. from the Sixties counterculture expression `Mongolian
clusterfuck' for a public orgy] Development by gang bang. Implies that large numbers of
inexperienced programmers are being put on a job better performed
by a few skilled ones (but see bazaar). Also called `Chinese Army technique';
see also Brooks's Law.
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monkey up vt.
To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a
one-shot job. Connotes an extremely crufty and consciously temporary solution.
Compare hack up, kluge up, cruft together.