Pretty pictures

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pretty pictures
Usage: n.
Derivation: Scientific computation


pretty pictures: n.

[scientific computation] The next step up from numbers. Interesting graphical output from a program that may not have any sensible relationship to the system the program is intended to model. Good for showing to management.

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Source: pretty pictures, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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