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bfi |
2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: BFI /B-F-I/ n. See {brute force and ignorance}. Also encountered in the variants `BFMI', `brute force and _massive_ ignorance' and `BFBI' `brute force and bloody ignorance'. In some parts of the U.S. this abbreviation was probably reinforced by a company called Browning-Ferris Industries who used to be in the waste-management business; a large BFI logo in white-on-blue could be seen on the sides of garbage trucks. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: BFI {brute force and ignorance}