English Dictionary
◊ HARD ROLL
hard roll
n : yeast-raised roll with a hard crust [syn: {Vienna roll}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN HAND-ROLL?
hand-roll
(From mainstream slang "hand-rolled cigarette" in
opposition to "ready-made") To perform a normally automated
software installation or configuration process {by hand};
implies that the normal process failed due to bugs or was
defeated by something exceptional in the local environment.
"The worst thing about being a gateway between four different
nets is having to hand-roll a new sendmail configuration every
time any of them upgrades."
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-02-28)