fish

(Adelaide University, Australia) 1. Another metasyntactic variable. See foo. Derived originally from the Monty Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled "Find the Fish".

2. <storage> microfiche. A microfiche file cabinet may be referred to as a "fish tank".

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first-order « first-order logic « First Party DMA « fish » FISH queue » FITNR » FITS