win

   [MIT; now common everywhere]

   1.  vi. To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise,
   or  (especially) if it is sufficiently {robust} to take exceptions in
   stride.

   2.  n.  Success,  or a specific instance thereof. A pleasing outcome.
   "So  it  turned  out  I  could  use  a  {lexer}  generator instead of
   hand-coding  my  own pattern recognizer. What a win!" Emphatic forms:
   moby  win,  super  win,  hyper-win  (often  used  interjectively as a
   reply).  For  some reason suitable win is also common at MIT, usually
   in  reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem. Oppose {lose};
   see also {big win}, which isn't quite just an intensification of win.

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