3 definitions found
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
weeds
n 1: a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of
mourning [syn: {widow's weeds}]
2: a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of
mourning [syn: {mourning band}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
weeds n. 1. Refers to development projects or algorithms that
have no possible relevance or practical application. Comes from `off
in the weeds'. Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for microcode is
serious weeds...." 2. At CDC/ETA before its demise, the phrase `go off
in the weeds' was equivalent to IBM's {branch to Fishkill} and mainstream
hackerdom's {jump off into never-never land}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
weeds
1. Refers to development projects or {algorithm}s that have no
possible relevance or practical application. Comes from "off
in the weeds". Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for
{microcode} is serious weeds."
2. At {CDC}/{ETA} before its demise, the phrase "go off in the
weeds" was equivalent to {IBM}'s {branch to Fishkill} and
mainstream hackerdom's {jump off into never-never land}.
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