[net.nlang] Word definition

ecn-pa:scott (11/24/82)

Could someone give me a definition of "crufty"?  I
haven't been able to figure it out from context.

	Scott Deerwester
	Purdue University Libraries

(BTW, was there ever a winner for the "figure out
what trb stands for" contest?)

CSvax:cak (11/30/82)

>From the SAIL/MIT/CMU hackers' dictionary...

CRUFTY [from "cruddy"] adj. 1. Poorly built, possibly overly complex.
   "This is standard old crufty DEC software".  Hence CRUFT, n. shoddy
   construction.  2. Unpleasant, especially to the touch, often with
   encrusted junk.  Like spilled coffee smeared with peanut butter and
   catsup.  Hence CRUFT, n. disgusting mess.  3. Generally unpleasant.
   CRUFTY or CRUFTIE n. A small crufty object (see FROB); often one
   which doesn't fit well into the scheme of things.  "A LISP property
   list is a good place to store crufties (or, random cruft)."
   [Note:  Does CRUFT have anything to do with the Cruft Lab at
   Harvard?  I don't know, though I was a Harvard student. - GLS]