flarp


:flarp: /flarp/ n. [Rutgers University] Yet another {metasyntactic variable} } (see foo . Among those who use it, it is associated with a legend that any program not containing the word `flarp' somewhere will not work. The legend is discreetly silent on the reliability of programs which _do_ contain the magic word.


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