rare mode

<operating system> Unix CBREAK mode (character-by-character with keyboard interrupts enabled). Distinguished from raw mode and cooked mode; the phrase "a sort of half-cooked (rare?) mode" is used in the V7/BSD manuals to describe the mode. Usage: rare.

[Jargon File]

Nearby terms:
Rapidwrite « RAPT « RARE « rare mode » RARP » RAS » RASP