On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 11:18:44PM -0500, A. P. Sandy Grice mailed:
> "The Becketts" <hillman@bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> >SWAG - the two main meanings are: (1) the booty carried off by burglars or
> >(2) in Australia, a bedroll one carries (hence swagman - equiv of US hobo or
> >tramp). I have a swag when I go camping.
>
> Agreed, but in engineering and other circles, it means "scientific
> wild-assed guess"....
In computing industries it means the free shite that you get from your vendors
(be it brought to you, acquired directly, picked up from a trade show, etc.).
--
Bryan C. Andregg Smoke Jumper "As Slow as Possible,
<bandregg@redhat.com> Red Hat, Inc. As Fast as Necessary."
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