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NEW FEATURE: Non-Twit Filter
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05/04/2000 09:07:17
 
 
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Visual FoxPro
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00354703
Message ID:
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>>Hi Ed. Um, just out of curiosity ... I pretty much know what a "twit" is. :-) But where did the word come from and what is its precise definition? :-)
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>I don't have an official definition, but it's probably derived from "twink" in the Jargon file; a step beyond cluelessness, another user that you found to be dumb and offensive, and you'd rather do without. the term "twit filter" is in common usage from UseNet, first seen in various news tools, a twit filter selectively removes content based on its originator.
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>For general terminology and derivative behavior, the editor of the Jargon File maintains a site, including links to the Jargon file, at this site

Gotcha. Thanks. :-)
William A. Caton III
Software Engineer
MAXIMUS
Atlanta, Ga.
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