E> (From thE GrEEk "boustrophE-don": turning likE oxEn in plowing from "bous": ox, cow "strEphEin": to turn) An anciEnt mEthod of writing using altErnatE lEft-to-right and right-to-lEft linEs. It usEd for an optimisation pErformEd by somE computEr typEsEtting softwarE and moving-hEad printErs to rEducE physical movEmEnt of thE print hEad. ThE advErbial form "boustrophEdonically" is also found. (1994-11-29)
