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massage |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Massage \Mas"sage\, n. [F.] A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Massage \Mas"sage\, v. t. (Med.) To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; as to massage a patient with ointment. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: massage n : kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation v 1: usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes [syn: {rub down}, {knead}] 2: give a massage to "She massaged his sore back" From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: massage vt [common] Vague term used to describe `smooth' transformations of a data set into a different form esp. transformations that do not lose information. Connotes less pain than {munch} or {crunch}. "He wrote a program that massages X bitmap files into GIF format." Compare {slurp}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: massage Vague term used to describe smooth" transformations of a data set into a different form especially transformations that do not lose information. Connotes less pain than {munch} or {crunch}. "He wrote a program that massages {X bitmap} files into {GIF} format." Compare {slurp}. [{Jargon File}]
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