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CrApTeX
/krap'tekh/ (University of York, England) Term of abuse used
to describe TeX and LaTeX when they don't work (when used
by TeXhackers), or all the time (by everyone else). The
non-TeX enthusiasts generally dislike it because it is more
verbose than other formatters (e.g. troff) and because
(particularly if the standard Computer Modern fonts are used)
it generates vast output files.
See religious issues.
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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
CrApTeX /krap'tekh/ n. [University of York, England] Term of abuse used
to describe TeX and LaTeX when they don't work (when used by
TeXhackers), or all the time (by everyone else). The non-TeX-enthusiasts
generally dislike it because it is more verbose than other formatters
{troff" rel="nofollow">(e.g. {troff) and because (particularly if the standard Computer
Modern fonts are used) it generates vast output files. See religious
issues, {TeX}.