/S-M-O-P/ [Simple (or Small) Matter of Programming] 1. A piece of code, not yet written, whose anticipated length is significantly greater than its complexity. Used to refer to a program that could obviously be written, but is not worth the trouble. Also used ironically to imply that a difficult problem can beeasily solved because a program can be written to do it the irony is that it is very clear that writing such a program will be a great deal of work. "It' s easy to enhance a Fortran compiler to compile COBOL as well it' s just an SMOP." 2. Often used ironically by the intended victim when a suggestion for a program is made which seems easy to the suggester, but is obviously (to the victim) a lot of work. [ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Jargon File">Jargon File]