The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded, steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern software or hardware products (see also tree-killer). Hackers seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resist writing it they prefer theirs to be terse and on-line. A common comment on this predilection is "You can' t grep dead trees". See drool-proof paper, verbiage, treeware. [Jargon File] (2003-10-25)
