[Unix, by opposition from {raw mode}] The normal character-input
mode, with interrupts enabled and with erase, kill and other
special-character interpretations performed directly by the tty
driver. Oppose {raw mode}, {rare mode}. This term is techspeak under
Unix but jargon elsewhere; other operating systems often have similar
mode distinctions, and the raw/rare/cooked way of describing them has
spread widely along with the C language and other Unix exports. Most
generally, cooked mode may refer to any mode of a system that does
extensive preprocessing before presenting data to a program.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {rare mode}{raw mode}]