Re: ITP IIRC IMHO and more

[Andreas Rottmann <a.rottmann@gmx.at>]

Ben Armstrong <synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> writes:

> On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Ben Collins wrote:
> > Install the jargon package and you can do things like this:
> 
> Or 'dict' for that matter.  It hits against the jargon dictionary
> and foldoc.  Some acronyms are in one but not the other, e.g.
> 
> $ dict WTH
> 1 definition found
> 
> >From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
>   
>   WTH
>      
>      who/what/why the hell?  Also {WTF}.
> 
> It's imperfect, though, as important acronyms like IANAL (I am not
> a lawyer) are missing from both.
> 
I get:

~$ dict IANAL
1 definition found

>From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (07Oct99) [foldoc]:

  IANAL
  
          <chat> I Am Not A Lawyer (but my legal opinion is...).
  
          (1998-07-28)

Andy
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