Miswart
/mis-wort/ [By analogy with misbug] A feature that superficially appears to be a wart but has been determined to be the Right Thing. For example, in some versions of the Emacs text editor, the “transpose characters” command exchanges the character under the cursor with the one before it on the screen, *except* when the cursor is at the end of a line, in which case the two characters before the cursor are exchanged. While this behaviour is perhaps surprising, and certainly inconsistent, it has been found through extensive experimentation to be what most users want. This feature is a miswart.
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[wahyuh r] /waɪər/ noun 1. a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application. 2. such pieces as a material. 3. a length of such material, consisting either of a single filament or of several […]
- Misword
[mis-wurd] /mɪsˈwɜrd/ verb (used with object) 1. to word incorrectly.
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[mis-wurd] /mɪsˈwɜrd/ verb (used with object) 1. to word incorrectly.
- Miswrite
[rahyt] /raɪt/ verb (used with object), wrote or (Archaic) writ; written or (Archaic) writ; writing. 1. to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board. 2. to express or communicate in ; give […]
- Miswritten
[rahyt] /raɪt/ verb (used with object), wrote or (Archaic) writ; written or (Archaic) writ; writing. 1. to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board. 2. to express or communicate in ; give […]