English Dictionary
salt mine
n 1: a mine where salt is dug
2: a job involving drudgery and confinement [syn: {treadmill}]
English Computing Dictionary
salt mines
Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working
long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the
end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of
sunshine. Compare {playpen}, {sandbox}.
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