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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incantation \In`can*ta"tion\, n. [L. incantatio, fr incantare to chant a magic formula over one: cf F. incantation. See {Enchant}.] 1. The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment. ``Mysterious ceremony and incantation.'' --Burke. 2. A formula of words used as above. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: incantation n : a ritual recitation of magical words or sounds From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: incantation n. Any particularly arbitrary or obscure command that one must mutter at a system to attain a desired result. Not used of passwords or other explicit security features. Especially used of tricks that are so poorly documented that they must be learned from a {wizard}. "This compiler normally locates initialized data in the data segment, but if you {mutter} the right incantation they will be forced into text space." From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: incantation Any particularly arbitrary or obscure command that one must mutter at a system to attain a desired result. Not used of passwords or other explicit security features. Especially used of tricks that are so poorly documented that they must be learned from a {wizard}. "This compiler normally locates initialised data in the data segment, but if you {mutter} the right incantation they will be forced into text space."
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