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| − | "'''foo'''" is a metasyntactic variable, used in the NetHack context to represent in a larger statement a word that can take on several values. The most well known of these uses is [[foocubus]] (to represent a succubus or incubus), though [[footrice]] is also common. | + | "'''foo'''" is a metasyntactic variable, used in the NetHack context to represent in a larger statement a word that can take on several values. The most well known of these uses is [[foocubus]] (to represent a succubus or incubus), though [[footrice]] is also common. To [[fooproof]] an object is to make it rustproof, fireproof, corrodeproof or fixed. |
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Revision as of 11:33, 30 September 2006
"foo" is a metasyntactic variable, used in the NetHack context to represent in a larger statement a word that can take on several values. The most well known of these uses is foocubus (to represent a succubus or incubus), though footrice is also common. To fooproof an object is to make it rustproof, fireproof, corrodeproof or fixed.
