fascist
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
fascist
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of fascism; "fascist
propaganda" [syn: {fascist}, {fascistic}]
n 1: an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian
views
from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
fascist
adj.
1. [common] Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying
security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The implication
is that said policies are preventing hackers from getting interesting
work done. The variant fascistic seems to have been preferred at MIT,
poss. by analogy with touristic (see {tourist} or under the influence
of German/Yiddish faschistisch).
2. In the design of languages and other software tools, the fascist
alternative is the most restrictive and structured way of capturing a
particular function; the implication is that this may be desirable in
order to simplify the implementation or provide tighter error
checking. Compare {bondage-and-discipline language}, although that
term is global rather than local.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
fascist
<jargon> Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying
security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The
implication is that said policies are preventing hackers from
getting interesting work done. The variant "fascistic" seems
to have been preferred at {MIT}.
In the design of languages and other software tools, "the
fascist alternative" is the most restrictive and structured
way of capturing a particular function; the implication is
that this may be desirable in order to simplify the
implementation or provide tighter error checking. Compare
{bondage-and-discipline language}, although that term is
global rather than local.
[{Jargon File}]
(2003-07-29)
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "fascist":
absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous,
bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional, democratic, despotic,
dictatorial, federal, federalist, federalistic, governmental,
gubernatorial, heteronomous, matriarchal, matriarchic, monarchal,
monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal,
oligarchic, parliamentarian, parliamentary, patriarchal,
patriarchic, pluralistic, political, republican, self-governing,
theocratic, totalitarian
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