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]
(1995-05-10)
Nearby terms:
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RAS » RASP
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