English Dictionary: wizardry | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wager \Wa"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wagered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wagering}.] To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet. And wagered with him Pieces of gold 'gainst this which he wore. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Weak-hearted \Weak"-heart`ed\, a. Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted. [bd]Weak-hearted enemies.[b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Whiskered \Whisk"ered\, a. 1. Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers; having or wearing whiskers. Our forefathers, a grave, whiskered race. --Cowper. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having elongated hairs, feathers, or bristles on the cheeks. The whiskered vermin race. --Grainger. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wickered \Wick"ered\, a. Made of, secured by, or covered with, wickers or wickerwork. Ships of light timber, wickered with osier between, and covered over with leather. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wisard \Wis"ard\, n. See {Wizard}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wise-hearted \Wise"-heart`ed\, a. Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent. --Ex. xxviii. 3. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wizard \Wiz"ard\, n. [Probably from wise + -ard.] 1. A wise man; a sage. [Obs.] See how from far upon the eastern road The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odors sweet! --Milton. 2. One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter. The wily wizard must be caught. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wizard \Wiz"ard\, a. 1. Enchanting; charming. --Collins. 2. Haunted by wizards. Where Deva spreads her wizard stream. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wizardly \Wiz"ard*ly\, a. Resembling or becoming a wizard; wizardlike; weird. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wizardry \Wiz"ard*ry\, n. The character or practices o[?] wizards; sorcery; magic. [bd]He acquired a reputation bordering on wizardry.[b8] --J. A. Symonds. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
wizard n. 1. Transitively, a person who knows how a complex piece of software or hardware works (that is, who {grok}s it); esp. someone who can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency. Someone is a {hacker} if he or she has general hacking ability, but is a wizard with respect to something only if he or she has specific detailed knowledge of that thing. A good hacker could become a wizard for something given the time to study it. 2. The term `wizard' is also used intransitively of someone who has extremely high-level hacking or problem-solving ability. 3. A person who is permitted to do things forbidden to ordinary people; one who has {wheel} privileges on a system. 4. A Unix expert, esp. a Unix systems programmer. This usage is well enough established that `Unix Wizard' is a recognized job title at some corporations and to most headhunters. See {guru}, {lord high fixer}. See also {deep magic}, {heavy wizardry}, {incantation}, {magic}, {mutter}, {rain dance}, {voodoo programming}, {wave a dead chicken}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Wizard Book n. "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (Hal Abelson, Jerry Sussman and Julie Sussman; MIT Press, 1984, 1996; ISBN 0-262-01153-0), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the {bible}s of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the {Purple Book}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
wizard hat n. [also, after Terry Pratchett, `pointy hat'] Notional headgear worn by whoever is the {wizard} in a particular context. The implication is that it's a transferable role. "Talk to Alice, she's wearing the TCP/IP wizard hat while Bob is on vacation." This metaphor is sufficiently live that one may actually see hackers miming the act of putting on, taking off, or transferring a phantom hat. Compare {patch pumpkin}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
wizard mode n. [from {rogue}] A special access mode of a program or system, usually passworded, that permits some users godlike privileges. Generally not used for operating systems themselves (`root mode' or `wheel mode' would be used instead). This term is often used with respect to games that have editable state. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
wizardly adj. Pertaining to wizards. A wizardly {feature} is one that only a wizard could understand or use properly. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
wizard 1. A person who knows how a complex piece of software or hardware works (that is, who {grok}s it); especially someone who can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency. Someone is a {hacker} if he or she has general hacking ability, but is a wizard with respect to something only if he or she has specific detailed knowledge of that thing. A good hacker could become a wizard for something given the time to study it. 2. A person who is permitted to do things forbidden to ordinary people; one who has {wheel} privileges on a system. 3. A Unix expert, especially a Unix systems programmer. This usage is well enough established that "Unix Wizard" is a recognised job title at some corporations and to most headhunters. See {guru}, {lord high fixer}. See also {deep magic}, {heavy wizardry}, {incantation}, {magic}, {mutter}, {rain dance}, {voodoo programming}, {wave a dead chicken}. 4. An interactive help utility that guides the user through a potentially complex task, such as configuring a {PPP} driver to work with a new {modem}. Wizards are often implemented as a sequence of {dialog boxes} which the user can move forward and backward through, filling in the details required. The implication is that the expertise of a human wizard in one of the above senses is encapsulated in the software wizard, allowing the average user to perform expertly. [{Jargon File}] (1998-09-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Wizard Book Sussman's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the {bibles} of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the {Purple Book}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
wizard mode system, usually password protected, that permits some users godlike privileges. Generally not used for {operating system}s themselves ("root mode" or "wheel mode" would be used instead). This term is often used with respect to games that have editable state. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
wizardly Pertaining to wizards. A wizardly {feature} is one that only a wizard could understand or use properly. [{Jargon File}] | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Wizard a pretender to supernatural knowledge and power, "a knowing one," as the original Hebrew word signifies. Such an one was forbidden on pain of death to practise his deceptions (Lev. 19:31; 20:6, 27; 1 Sam. 28:3; Isa. 8:19; 19:3). |