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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
LDB
/l*'d*b/ [PDP-10 instruction] To extract from the middle.
"LDB me a slice of cake, please." This usage has been kept
alive by Common LISP's function of the same name. Considered
silly. See also DPB.
[{Jargon File]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
LDB /l*'d*b/ vt. [from the PDP-10 instruction set] To extract from the
middle. "LDB me a slice of cake, please." This usage has been kept alive
by Common LISP's function of the same name. Considered silly.