rare mode

( adj.)

   [Unix]  CBREAK mode (character-by-character with interrupts enabled).
   Distinguished  from  {raw mode} and {cooked mode}; the phrase "a sort
   of  half-cooked  (rare?)  mode"  is  used  in  the  V7/BSD manuals to
   describe the mode. Usage: rare.

[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {cooked mode}{raw mode}]