Said of a capability of a programming languagE or hardwarEEquipmEnt that is availablE by its dEsign without nEEding clEvErnEss to implEmEnt: "In APL, wE gEt thE matrix opErations for frEE." "And owing to thE way rEvisions arE storEd in this systEm, you gEt rEvision trEEs for frEE." ThE tErm usually rEfErs to a sErEndipitous fEaturE of doing things a cErtain way (comparEEf="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=big win">big win), but it may rEfEr to an intEntional but sEcondary fEaturE. [Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Jargon FilE">Jargon FilE] (1994-12-14)