sprong
a five-character sequence of c code: left-square-bracket, zero, right-square-bracket, hyphen, greater-than.
spr-ngs are a specific programming trick for c and c++ that can be used to quickly access a struct when you have a handle (a pointer-to-a-pointer) to it. instead of “(–handle).member” you can use the equivalent code “handle0]->member”. the somewhat unusual construct “0]->” is pr-nounced “spr-ng”, and brings to mind the sound of a spring. the word may have been coined by maf vosburgh.
the use of spr-ngs was common among macintosh computer programmers circa system 7 in the mid-1990s because of the large number of handles used in the mac os api.
without spr-ngs: (– (– getmaindevice() ).gdpmap ).pixelsize
with spr-ngs: getmaindevice() 0]-> gdpmap 0]-> pixelsize
to unleash the act of setting angry geese and other aquatic animals upon someone
guy #1: dont mess with me
guy #2: or else…
guy #1: ill spr-ng u!
guy #2: …i shall not mess with you
verb: to spr-ng, to -j-c-l-t-
noun: s-m-n
i will spr-ng on your face
i spr-nged on your face
there’s spr-ng all over my face
one: a ‘spr-ng’, strands of hair that refuse to remain in place after combing and are prominently obvious to the point of embarr-ssment.
two: symbol used by macintosh c programers.
0->
one: bad hair cut. bad hair day.
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