ripened

adj : of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final

condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature

well-aged cheeses" [syn: {aged}]

gripenet

[IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for {IBM}'s

internal {VNET} system, deriving from its common use by IBMers

to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be

taboo in more formal channels.

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