cant

adj : having the slant of a bevel; "a bevel edge"; "a cant

buttress" [syn: {bevel}, {beveled}]

n 1: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless

repetition [syn: {buzzword}]

2: a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is

higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of

centrifugal force [syn: {bank}, {camber}]

3: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among

thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {jargon}, {slang},

{lingo}, {argot}, {patois}, {vernacular}]

4: insincere talk about religion or morals [syn: {pious

platitude}]

5: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

[syn: {bevel}, {camfer}]

v : heel over [syn: {cant over}, {tilt}, {slant}, {pitch}]

can

To abort a job on a {time-sharing} system. Used especially

when the person doing the deed is an operator, as in "canned

from the {console}". Frequently used in an imperative sense,

as in "Can that print job, the LPT just popped a sprocket!"

Synonymous with {gun}. It is said that the ASCII character

with {mnemonic} CAN (0011000) was used as a kill-job character

on some early OSes. Alternatively, this term may derive from

mainstream slang "canned" for being laid off or fired.

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