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 Definitions for fred: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Fred \Fred\ (fr[e^]d), n. [AS. fri[eth] peace. See Frith
inclosure.]
Peace; -- a word used in composition, especially in proper
names; as, Alfred; Frederic.
[1913 Webster]
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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fred n. 1. The personal name most frequently used as a {metasyntactic
variable} (see foo). Allegedly popular because it's easy for a
non-touch-typist to type on a standard QWERTY keyboard. In Great
Britain, `fred', `jim' and `sheila' are common metasyntactic variables
because their uppercase versions were _official_ names given to the 3
memory areas that held I/O status registers on the lovingly-remembered
BBC Microcomputer! (It is reported that SHEILA was poked the most
often.) Unlike J. Random Hacker or `J. Random Loser', the name `fred'
has no positive or negative loading (but see Dr. Fred Mbogo). See also
barney. 2. An acronym for `Flipping Ridiculous Electronic Device';
other F-verbs may be substituted for `flipping'.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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FRED
Robert Carr. Language used by Framework, Ashton-Tate.
[Jargon File]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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fred
1. The personal name most frequently used as a {metasyntactic
variable} (see foo). Allegedly popular because it's easy
for a non-touch-typist to type on a standard QWERTY keyboard.
Unlike J. Random Hacker or "J. Random Loser", this name has
no positive or negative loading (but see {Mbogo, Dr. Fred}).
See also barney.
2. An acronym for "Flipping Ridiculous Electronic Device";
other F-verbs may be substituted for "flipping".
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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Fred, TX
Zip code(s): 77616
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