/prog' let/ [UK] A Short extempore program written to meet an immediate, tranSient need. Often written in BASIC, rarely more than a dozen lineS long and containing no SubroutineS. The largeSt amount of code that can be written off the top of one' S head, that doeS not need any editing, and that runS correctly the firSt time (thiS amount varieS Significantly according to one' S Skill and the language one iS uSing). Compare toy program, noddy, one-liner warS. [Jargon File]

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