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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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in living memoryIn recent history, in recorded history amongst the lifespan of extant people; events or situations which can be remembered by people that are still aliveRate it:

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if memory servesIf I have correctly remembered the details.Rate it:

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in recent memoryIn living memory.Rate it:

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memory laneA set of recollections available to be reviewed, especially accompanied by a feeling of nostalgia.Rate it:

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memory like a sieveAlternative form of mind like a sieve.Rate it:

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memory like an elephantNot forgetful; remembering everything.Rate it:

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recent memoryWhat is commonly remembered by most people, especially in terms of recent historical developments.Rate it:

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within living memoryIn living memory.Rate it:

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boot upTo start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.Rate it:

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HALa homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.Rate it:

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in silicoalluding to the mass use of silicon for semiconductor computer chips, is an expression used to mean "performed on computer or via computer simulation."Rate it:

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post hominum memoriamwithin the memory of man.Rate it:

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time out of mindThe distant past beyond anyone's memory.Rate it:

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mouse potatoA person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.Rate it:

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take awayTo leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.Rate it:

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by heartKnowing completely; as having committed completely to memory.Rate it:

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check outTo obtain computer source code from a repository.Rate it:

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log outTo exit an account in a computer system so that it doesn't recognize you until you log in again.Rate it:

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zip upTo convert a computer file into a smaller package.Rate it:

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have a mind like a sieveTo have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things.Rate it:

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fall overOf a computer program, to crash.Rate it:

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garbage in, garbage out(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"Rate it:

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play by earTo play guided by one's memory of the sound, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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MINASWANInitialism of Matz is nice and so we are nice : a motto of the Ruby programming language community, in reference to the demeanor of Yukihiro Matsumoto, the Japanese computer scientist who designed the language.Rate it:

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aliquid animo mentique penitus mandare (Catil. 1. 11. 27)to impress a thing on one's memory, mind.Rate it:

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aliquid excidit e memoria, effluit, excidit ex animoa thing escapes, vanishes from the memory.Rate it:

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aliquid in memoria nostra penitus insideta thing has been vividly impressed on our memory.Rate it:

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blank outTo temporarily lose memoryRate it:

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bridgeA device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.Rate it:

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close outTo terminate a computer program.Rate it:

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dial intoTo join a computer network.Rate it:

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dial upto connect a computer to a modemRate it:

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ex memoria (opp. de scripto)from memory; by heart.Rate it:

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fencepost problemIn computer programming, a problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.Rate it:

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game overA message usually signaling that the player failed a computer or video game, for example by losing all of their lives, although the phrase sometimes follows the score after successful completion of a game.Rate it:

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il a une mémoire de lièvreHe has a memory like a sieve.Rate it:

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in one's headWithin one's intellect, memory, or mind.Rate it:

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kitchen table softwareEspecially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.Rate it:

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leave a sour taste in one's mouthTo give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.Rate it:

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log inTo gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously agreed upon username and password.Rate it:

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lost footageA lack of information, a lack of memory relative to vital details in a particular event.Rate it:

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mark upTo add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.Rate it:

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memorem esse (opp. obliviosum esse)to have a good memory.Rate it:

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memoriā (multum) valere (opp. memoriā vacillare)to have a good memory.Rate it:

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memoriā labito make a slip of the memory.Rate it:

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memoria tanta fuit, uthe had such an extraordinary memory that...Rate it:

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memoriae causa, ad (not in) memoriam (Brut. 16. 62)in memory of...Rate it:

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memoriae mandare aliquidto impress on the memory.Rate it:

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memoriam alicuius pie inviolateque servareto show an affectionate regard for a person's memory.Rate it:

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