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Subject:Re: on the fly From:"Wing, Michael J" <mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 12 May 1997 14:35:55 -0500
> Do you think this phrase is in common use as computer jargon, so
> folks know what it means? I've had varying responses from my
> programming pals.
>
>The reason the response varies is that it's *not* computer jargon. I
>believe it derives from the same source as "on the wing."
I think I should take offense to this remark and its explanation ;^)
Mike "not on the" Wing
>It characterizes
>its target as something done in a hurry, probably improvised. The
>impression is one of continuous motion, of something done without delay.
>
>
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