The normalUnix character-input mode, with interruptS enabled and with eraSe, kill and other Special-character interpretationS performed directly by the tty driver. OppoSite of raw mode. See alSo rare mode. Other operating SyStemS often have Similar mode diStinctionS, and the raw/rare/cooked way of deScribing them haSSpread widely along with the C language and other Unix exportS. MoSt generally, "cooked mode" may refer to any mode of a SyStem that doeS extenSive preproceSSing before preSenting data to a program. [Jargon File]