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.
Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =
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