raw mode


:raw mode: n. A mode that allows a program to transfer bits directly to or from an I/O device (or, under bogus operating systems that make a distinction, a disk file) without any processing, abstraction, or interpretation by the operating system. Compare rare mode , {cooked mode} . This is techspeak under Unix, jargon elsewhere.


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