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shebang /sh*-bang/ n.

The character sequence "#!" that frequently begins executable

shell scripts under Unix. Probably derived from "shell bang"

under the influence of American slang "the whole shebang"

(everything, the works).

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shelfware /shelf'weir/ n.

Software purchased on a whim (by an individual user) or in

accordance with policy (by a corporation or government agency),

but not actually required for any particular use. Therefore, it

often ends up on some shelf.

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