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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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trial and errorTo find a solution by experimenting; to achieve success through repeated failuresRate it:

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error longe lateque diffususa wide-spread error.Rate it:

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opinionis errorerroneous opinion.Rate it:

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salvo error u omisiónDicho de un importe, tal que pueden existir imprecisiones en su cómputo debidas a la omisión de una transacción en el balance o un error de cálculo, y que no debe tomarse por definitivamente fidedigno.Rate it:

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schoolboy errorA fundamental, simple mistake.Rate it:

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acknowledge the cornTo cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.Rate it:

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boot upTo start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.Rate it:

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call onTo correct; to point out an error or untruth.Rate it:

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eat crowTo recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.Rate it:

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go through the roofA dramatic physical or emotional reaction or tirade to any of these. A disappointment, a great omission or error, an unnecessary loss due to inattention or carelessness.Rate it:

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HALa homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.Rate it:

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i blew itMade a catastrophic error.Rate it:

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in silicoalluding to the mass use of silicon for semiconductor computer chips, is an expression used to mean "performed on computer or via computer simulation."Rate it:

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play it by earTo do something by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.Rate it:

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mouse potatoA person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.Rate it:

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check outTo obtain computer source code from a repository.Rate it:

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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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log outTo exit an account in a computer system so that it doesn't recognize you until you log in again.Rate it:

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zip upTo convert a computer file into a smaller package.Rate it:

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mess upTo cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.Rate it:

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fall overOf a computer program, to crash.Rate it:

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strike throughPartly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.Rate it:

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garbage in, garbage out(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"Rate it:

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MINASWANInitialism of Matz is nice and so we are nice : a motto of the Ruby programming language community, in reference to the demeanor of Yukihiro Matsumoto, the Japanese computer scientist who designed the language.Rate it:

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seat-of-the-pantsDone by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.Rate it:

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aliquem in errorem inducere, rapereto lead a person into error.Rate it:

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bought the farmA fatality in private aviation for any number of Airframe and Engine {A&E} failures, pilot error or weather related problems.Rate it:

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bridgeA device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.Rate it:

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bulletproofReliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.Rate it:

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close outTo terminate a computer program.Rate it:

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crash outTo terminate with an unhandled error; to crash.Rate it:

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cut it fineTo achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.Rate it:

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dial intoTo join a computer network.Rate it:

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dial upto connect a computer to a modemRate it:

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embarrarlaCometer un error o equivocación que trae malas consecuencias.Rate it:

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errorem amputare et circumcīdereto banish an error, do away with a false impression.Rate it:

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errorem cum lacte nutricis sugere (Tusc. 3. 1. 2)to imbibe error from one's mother's breasts.Rate it:

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errorem tollereto banish an error, do away with a false impression.Rate it:

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erroribus implicari (Tusc. 4. 27. 58)to fall into error.Rate it:

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esta y no másExpresión que indica decisión firme o resolución de no repetir un error.Rate it:

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esta y nunca másExpresión que indica decisión firme o resolución de no repetir un error.Rate it:

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fe de errataReconocimiento público de un error publicado en un medio de comunicación, por parte del mismo.Rate it:

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fencepost problemIn computer programming, a problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.Rate it:

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fuego amigoAtaque, generalmente por error, contra fuerzas del bando propio o aliadas con él.Rate it:

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game overA message usually signaling that the player failed a computer or video game, for example by losing all of their lives, although the phrase sometimes follows the score after successful completion of a game.Rate it:

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in magno errore versarito be in gross error, seriously misled.Rate it:

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kitchen table softwareEspecially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.Rate it:

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log inTo gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously agreed upon username and password.Rate it:

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magno errore tenerito be in gross error, seriously misled.Rate it:

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