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1. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003)
the X that can be Y is not the true X


    Yet another instance of hackerdom's peculiar attraction to mystical
    references ? a common humorous way of making exclusive statements about a
    class of things. The template is from the Tao te Ching: ?The Tao which can
    be spoken of is not the true Tao.? The implication is often that the X is a
    mystery accessible only to the enlightened. See the trampoline entry for
    an example, and compare has the X nature.


2. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
the X that can be Y is not the true X

   Yet another instance of hackerdom's peculiar attraction to
   mystical references - a common humorous way of making
   exclusive statements about a class of things.  The template is
   from the "Tao te Ching": "The Tao which can be spoken of is
   not the true Tao."  The implication is often that the X is a
   mystery accessible only to the enlightened.  See the
   trampoline entry for an example, and compare has the X
   nature.

   [Jargon File]


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