Knuth

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Knuth
/ka·nooth´/
Usage: n.
Derivation: Donald E. Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming

See Also: the literature, bible


Knuth: /ka·nooth´/ n.

[Donald E. Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming] Mythically, the reference that answers all questions about data structures or algorithms. A safe answer when you do not know: "I think you can find that in Knuth." Contrast the literature. See also bible. There is a Donald Knuth home page at http://Sunburn.Stanford.EDU/~knuth/.

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Source: Knuth, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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