1.
programming (From
Fairchild) A particularly slick
little piece of code that does one thing well; a small,
self-contained hack. The image is of a hamster
happilyspinning its exercise wheel.
2. hardware A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared
link to a receiver on the machine, as opposed to the
conventional cable.
3.
product (UK) Any item of hardware made by
Amstrad, a
company famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles.
(1995-02-16)