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parm |
2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: parm /parm/ n. Further-compressed form of {param}. This term is an IBMism and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shops; spoken /parm/ is more widely distributed, but the synonym {arg} is favored among hackers. Compare {arg}, {var}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: parm /parm/ Further-compressed form of {param}. This term is an {IBM}ism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shops; spoken /parm/ is more widely distributed, but the synonym {arg} is favoured among hackers. Compare {var}. [{Jargon File}]
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