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win [MIT] 1. /vi./ To succeed. A program wins if no
unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it sufficiently
robust to take exceptions in stride. 2. /n./ Success, or a
specific instance thereof. A pleasing outcome. "So it turned out
I could use a lexer generator instead of hand-coding my own
pattern recognizer. What a win!" Emphatic forms: `moby win',
`super win', `hyper-win' (often used interjectively as a
reply). For some reason `suitable win' is also common at MIT,
usually in reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem.
Oppose lose; see also big win, which isn't quite just an
intensification of `win'.
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