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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>macdink</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="../M.html" title="M"/><link rel="previous" href="MS.html" title="M$"/><link rel="next" href="machoflops.html" title="machoflops"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">macdink</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="MS.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">M</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="machoflops.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="macdink"/><dt xmlns="" id="macdink"><b>macdink</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/mak´dink/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vt.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [from the Apple Macintosh, which is said to encourage such behavior]
To make many incremental and unnecessary cosmetic changes to a program or
file. Often the subject of the macdinking would be better off without
them. &#8220;<span class="quote">When I left at 11PM last night, he was still macdinking the
slides for his presentation.</span>&#8221; See also
<a href="../F/fritterware.html"><i class="glossterm">fritterware</i></a>,
<a href="../W/window-shopping.html"><i class="glossterm">window shopping</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="MS.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../M.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="machoflops.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">M$ </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> machoflops</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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