Said of a capability of a programmiNg laNguage or hardware equipmeNt 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 (compare big wiN), but it may refer to aN iNteNtioNal but secoNdary feature. [JargoN File] (1994-12-14)

N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
[ 2 ] [ = ] [ ag ] [ ai ] [ al ] [ am ] [ aN ] [ APL ] [ ar ] [ arc ] [ arg ] [ at ] [ av ] [ b ] [ bi ] [ big wiN ] [ by ] [ ca ] [ capability ] [ ch ] [ cl ] [ co ] [ com ] [ coN ] [ de ] [ desigN ] [ diNg ] [ do ] [ du ] [ ec ] [ ed ] [ ee ] [ er ] [ era ] [ es ] [ et ] [ feature ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ fo ] [ for ] [ fr ] [ free ] [ ge ] [ gN ] [ gr ] [ gs ] [ gu ] [ h ] [ hardware ] [ hat ] [ hiNg ] [ hr ] [ id ] [ il ] [ iN ] [ iNt ] [ io ] [ is ] [ it ] [ J ] [ JargoN File ] [ la ] [ laNguage ] [ Lex ] [ li ] [ ly ] [ ma ] [ mm ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ module ] [ mp ] [ Na ] [ Ne ] [ Ng ] [ Ns ] [ om ] [ op ] [ pa ] [ pe ] [ ph ] [ pl ] [ pm ] [ pr ] [ program ] [ programmiNg ] [ programmiNg laNguage ] [ query ] [ rc ] [ re ] [ revisioN ] [ ro ] [ S ] [ se ] [ si ] [ sig ] [ st ] [ store ] [ su ] [ sy ] [ system ] [ T ] [ th ] [ to ] [ tr ] [ tree ] [ ua ] [ us ] [ va ] [ ve ] [ vi ] [ wiN ]