A mode that allows a program to transfer bits directly to or from an
I/O device (or, under {bogus} operating systems that make a
distinction, a disk file) without any processing, abstraction, or
interpretation by the operating system. Compare {rare mode}, {cooked
mode}. This is techspeak under Unix, jargon elsewhere.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {cooked mode}{quadruple bucky}{rare mode}]