cleat

n 1: a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe);

prevents slipping

2: a fastening (usually with two projecting horns) around which

a rope can be secured

3: angle iron used as a bracket

v 1: provide with cleats, as of running shoes

2: secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"

clean

1. Used of hardware or software designs, implies "elegance in

the small", that is, a design or implementation that may not

hold any surprises but does things in a way that is reasonably

intuitive and relatively easy to comprehend from the outside.

The antonym is "grungy" or {crufty}.

2. To remove unneeded or undesired files in a effort to reduce

clutter: "I'm cleaning up my account." "I cleaned up the

garbage and now have 100 Meg free on that partition."

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-12)