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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>win</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../W.html" title="W"/><link rel="previous" href="WIMP-environment.html" title="WIMP environment"/><link rel="next" href="win-big.html" title="win big"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">win</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="WIMP-environment.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">W</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="win-big.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="win"/><dt xmlns="" id="win"><b>win</b></dt></dt><dd><p> [MIT; now common everywhere] </p></dd><dd><p> 1. <span class="grammar">vi.</span> To succeed. A program
wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it is
sufficiently <a href="../R/robust.html"><i class="glossterm">robust</i></a> to take exceptions in
stride.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. <span class="grammar">n.</span> Success, or a specific
instance thereof. A pleasing outcome. &#8220;<span class="quote">So it turned out I could use
a <a href="../L/lexer.html"><i class="glossterm">lexer</i></a> generator instead of hand-coding my own
pattern recognizer. What a win!</span>&#8221; Emphatic forms: <span class="firstterm">moby win</span>, <span class="firstterm">super
win</span>, <span class="firstterm">hyper-win</span> (often used
interjectively as a reply). For some reason <span class="firstterm">suitable win</span> is also common at MIT, usually in
reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem. Oppose
<a href="../L/lose.html"><i class="glossterm">lose</i></a>; see also <a href="../B/big-win.html"><i class="glossterm">big win</i></a>, which
isn't quite just an intensification of <span class="firstterm">win</span>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="WIMP-environment.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../W.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="win-big.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">WIMP environment </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> win big</td></tr></table></div></body></html>