[UK] A short extempore program written to meet an immediate,
transient need. Often written in BASIC, rarely more than a dozen
lines long, and containing no subroutines. The largest amount of code
that can be written off the top of one's head, that does not need any
editing, and that runs correctly the first time (this amount varies
significantly according to one's skill and the language one is
using). Compare {toy program}, {noddy}, {one-liner wars}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Commonwealth Hackish}{proggy}]