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The Bastard Operator From Hell Glossary

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Glossary of Terms

ADVENTURE MODE
     
The mode you're in when you have to type repeated, syntax-pedantic commands

DUMMY MODE
     The mode that users change into when confronted with technical detail which they can't process.
     DUMMY MODE ON = BRAIN OFF, FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS WITHOUT QUESTION

IUF
     Incompetant User Failure, the cause of the majority of problems

PFY
     Pimply Faced Youth. The keen newbie type who often forgets to wash, change his clothes regularly, etc.

STACK MODE BRAIN (see Stack Mode Explained for more info)
     A brain that can only handle a small amount of technical info before redirecting input to /dev/null.
     Similar to Dummy Mode