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What (who) is PC-ism - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Ism; ISM (disambiguation); Ism (disambiguation)
PC-ism
/P-C-izm/ A piece of code or coding technique that takes
advantage of the unprotected single-tasking environment in
IBM PCs and the like, e.g. by busy-waiting on a {hardware
register}, direct diddling of screen memory or using hard
timing loops. Compare ill-behaved, vaxism, Unixism.
[Jargon File ]
-ism
SUFFIX IN MANY WORDS
-isms; -ism (suffix); Ism (suffix)
·- A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act or a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory, doctrine, idiom, ·etc.); as, baptism, galvanism, organism, hypnotism, socialism, sensualism, Anglicism.
-ism
SUFFIX IN MANY WORDS
-isms; -ism (suffix); Ism (suffix)
-ism is a suffix in many English words, originally derived from the Ancient Greek suffix (), and reaching English through the Latin -ismus, and the French -isme. It means "taking side with" or "imitation of", and is often used to describe philosophies, theories, religions, social movements, artistic movements and behaviors.
