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From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
runes pl.n. 1. Anything that requires {heavy wizardry} or
{black art} to {parse}: core dumps, JCL commands, APL, or code in a
language you haven't a clue how to read. Not quite as bad as {line
noise}, but close Compare {casting the runes}, {Great Runes}. 2.
Special display characters (for example, the high-half graphics on an
IBM PC). 3. [borderline techspeak] 16-bit characters from the Unicode
multilingual character set
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
runes
1. Anything that requires {heavy wizardry} or {black art} to
{parse}: core dumps, {JCL} commands, {APL} or code in a
language you haven't a clue how to read. Not quite as bad as
{line noise}, but close
Compare {casting the runes}, {Great Runes}.
2. Special display characters (for example, the high-half
graphics on an {IBM PC}).
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