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Other words that already exist outside the computer world have been given crisp new meanings. "Vanilla," for example, is now synonymous with ordinary. "Garbage collection" has been shortened to G.C. and turned into a euphemistic verb: "I'm going to G.C. my desk." "Rape" has broadened to mean violence to a program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Glork! A Glossary for Gweeps | 1/3/1983 | See Source »

...package instant vanilla pudding...

Author: By Dora Y. Mao, | Title: Recipes for a Dorm Room | 12/8/1982 | See Source »

...vanilla wafers...

Author: By Dora Y. Mao, | Title: Recipes for a Dorm Room | 12/8/1982 | See Source »

PEOPLE AROUND HERE are pretty sensitive about their ice cream. A good friend of mine always orders vanilla A lot of people can't understand this compulsion of hers "You have no originality," they say, "How boring...

Author: By Thomas J. Meyer, | Title: We All Scream | 10/9/1982 | See Source »

...heavy a load to haul to Harvard Square. And we are left with a mere weakling stepchild of a former king. Steve's unusual flavors just won't quite taste the same in the reconverted hardware store. Maybe we'd be better off if we learned to like vanilla...

Author: By Thomas J. Meyer, | Title: We All Scream | 10/9/1982 | See Source »

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