English Dictionary
◊ MICROSCOPIC
microscopic
adj 1: of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic
analysis"; "microscopical examination" [syn: {microscopical}]
2: too small to be seen except under a microscope [syn: {microscopical},
{small}] [ant: {macroscopic}]
3: extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined
it with microscopic care"
4: infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike
threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
[syn: {infinitesimal}, {minute}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN MICROSLOP?
Microslop
A derisive synonym for {Microsoft
Corporation}. It refers to the sloppy, {bug}-ridden "x.0"
versions of {MS-DOS}, {Microsoft Windows} and other Microsoft
products.
(1995-12-28)