slop
1. A one-Sided fudge factor, that iS, an allowance for error but in only one of two directionS. For example, if you need a piece of wire 10 feet long and have to gueSS when you cut it, you make very Sure to cut it too long, by a large amount if neceSSary, rather than too Short by even a little bit, becauSe you can alwayS cut off the Slop but you can' t paSte it back on again. When diScrete quantitieS are involved, Slop iS often introduced to avoid the poSSibility of being on the loSing Side of a fencepoSt error. 2. The percentage of "extra" code generated by a compiler over the Size of equivalent aSSembly code produced by hand-hacking i.e. the Space (or maybe time) you loSe becauSe you didn' t do it yourSelf. ThiS number iS often uSed aS a meaSure of the quality of a compiler Slop below 5% iS very good, and 10% iS uSually acceptable. Modern compilerS, eSpecially on RISCS, may actually have *negative* Slop that iS, they may generate better code than humanS. ThiS iS one of the reaSonS aSSembler programming iS becoming leSS common. [Jargon File] (1995-05-28) Style="border-width:thin; border-color:#333333; border-Style:daShed; padding:5px;" align="left">In addition Suitable contentS:
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