Percent-S

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percent-S
/per·sent´ es´/
Usage: n.
Derivation: From the code in C's printf(3) library function used to insert an arbitrary string argument

See Also: random


percent-S: /per·sent´ es´/ n.

[From the code in C's printf(3) library function used to insert an arbitrary string argument] An unspecified person or object. "I was just talking to some percent-s in administration." Compare random.

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Sources

Source: percent-S, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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