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3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fascist adj : relating to or characteristic of fascism; "fascist propaganda" [syn: {fascistic}] n : an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: fascist adj 1. [common] Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The implication is that said policies are preventing hackers from getting interesting work done The variant `fascistic' seems to have been preferred at MIT, poss. by analogy with `touristic' (see {tourist} or under the influence of German/Yiddish `faschistisch'). 2. In the design of languages and other software tools, `the fascist alternative' is the most restrictive and structured way of capturing a particular function; the implication is that this may be desirable in order to simplify the implementation or provide tighter error checking. Compare {bondage-and-discipline language}, although that term is global rather than local. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: fascist 1. Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The implication is that said policies are preventing hackers from getting interesting work done The variant fascistic" seems to have been preferred at {MIT}, possibly by analogy with touristic" (see {tourist}). 2. In the design of languages and other software tools, "the fascist alternative" is the most restrictive and structured way of capturing a particular function; the implication is that this may be desirable in order to simplify the implementation or provide tighter error checking. Compare {bondage-and-discipline language}, although that term is global rather than local. [{Jargon File}]
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