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for free
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for free /adj./ Said of a capability of a programming
language or hardware that is available by its design without
needing cleverness to implement: "In APL, we get the matrix
operations for free." "And owing to the way revisions are stored
in this system, you get revision trees for free." The term
usually refers to a serendipitous feature of doing things a certain
way (compare big win), but it may refer to an intentional but
secondary feature.
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