2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  Knuth  /ka-nooth'/  n.  [Donald  E.  Knuth's  "The  Art  of  Computer 
  Programming"]  Mythically,  the  reference  that  answers  all  questions  about 
  data  structures  or  algorithms.  A  safe  answer  when  you  do  not  know: 
  "I  think  you  can  find  that  in  Knuth."  Contrast  {the  literature}. 
  See  also  {bible}.  There  is  a  Donald  Knuth  home  page  at 
  `http://www-cs-faculty.Stanford.EDU/~knuth'. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Knuth 
 
  /knooth/  1.  {Donald  Knuth}. 
 
  2.  ["The  Art  of  Computer  Programming",  Donald  E.  Knuth] 
  Mythically,  the  reference  that  answers  all  questions  about 
  data  structures  or  algorithms.  A  safe  answer  when  you  do  not 
  know:  "I  think  you  can  find  that  in  Knuth." 
 
  Contrast  {literature}.  See  also  {bible}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
 

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