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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
eyeball search
(Or vgrep) To look for something in a mass of code or
data with one's own native optical sensors, as opposed to
using some sort of pattern matching software like grep or
any other automated search tool.
Compare vdiff, desk check.
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(1997-12-17)
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
eyeball search n.,v. To look for something in a mass of code or data
with one's own native optical sensors, as opposed to using some sort of
pattern matching software like grep or any other automated search
tool. Also called a vgrep; compare vdiff, desk check.
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