Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click Thesaurus above for synonyms. Also, follow synonym links within the dictionary to find definitions from other sources.

1. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003)
juggling eggs
 vi.

    Keeping a lot of state in your head while modifying a program. ?Don't
    bother me now, I'm juggling eggs?, means that an interrupt is likely to
    result in the program's being scrambled. In the classic 1975 first-contact
    SF novel The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, an
    alien describes a very difficult task by saying ?We juggle priceless eggs
    in variable gravity.? It is possible that this was intended as tribute to a
    less colorful use of the same image in Robert Heinlein's influential 1961
    novel Stranger in a Strange Land. See also hack mode and on the gripping
    hand.


2. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
juggling eggs

   Keeping a lot of state in your head while modifying a
   program.  "Don't bother me now, I'm juggling eggs", means that
   an interrupt is likely to result in the program's being
   scrambled.  In the classic first-contact SF novel "The Mote in
   God's Eye", by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, an alien
   describes a very difficult task by saying "We juggle priceless
   eggs in variable gravity."  See also hack mode.

   [Jargon File]


Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy