dry run
    n 1: a practice session in preparation for a public performance
         (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many
         rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the
         wedding" [syn: rehearsal, dry run]

dry run

    To execute a program by hand, writing values of
   variables and other run-time data on paper, in order to check
   its operation and control flow or to track down a bug (as
   part of debugging).  A dry run is an extreme form of desk
   check or code review and is practical only for fairly
   simple programs, small amounts of data and simple external
   interfaces.  It was often performed off-line using a
   hardcopy of the source code.

   Dry runs were common practice in the days when access to
   computers was limited but the availability of screen editors
   and fast compilers makes debugging by printf a more
   productive method in most cases.  Sophisticated debuggers
   that allow you to get the computer to step through your source
   code line by line and show values of variables make even this
   unnecessary.

   (2006-11-27)

Dry Run, OH -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio
   Population (2000):    6553
   Housing Units (2000): 2118
   Land area (2000):     4.754303 sq. miles (12.313589 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.754303 sq. miles (12.313589 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22674
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             39.104361 N, 84.330595 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Dry Run, OH
    Dry Run