Meaning of xyzzy | Babel Free

Definitions

Used as a placeholder word or metasyntactic variable.

uncountable

Examples

“Especially bad are "magic words" from computer games, such as xyzzy. These magic words look⟳ secret and unguessable, but in fact they are widely known.”

“Suppose⟳ stock⟳ xyzzy is selling at $100.00 on January 1, 2002. The classic call⟳ option is to pay⟳ a fixed amount per share⟳ (say⟳ $10) for the option to buy⟳...”

“The path that relates xyzzy to XYZZY cycles many times through the single state of the transducer.”

“How you even form⟳ the sentence makes a difference; if you say⟳, "We need⟳ technology xyzzy because...," then the battle for common sense⟳ is already lost.”

“Perl doesn't care if you call⟳ your loop labels things like⟳ XYZZY or PLUGH.”

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