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lossage |
2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: lossage /los'*j/ n. [very common] The result of a bug or malfunction. This is a mass or collective noun "What a loss!" and "What lossage!" are nearly synonymous. The former is slightly more particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter implies a continuing {lose} of which the speaker is currently a victim. Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is a loss but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are serious lossage. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: lossage/los'*j/ The result of a {bug} or malfunction. This is a mass or collective noun "What a loss!" and "What lossage!" are nearly synonymous. The former is slightly more particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter implies a continuing {lose} of which the speaker is currently a victim. Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is a loss but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are serious lossage. [{Jargon File}] (1995-04-19)
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