scarred

adj 1: deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or

injury; "Could her scarred mind ever be free of

fear?"; "a face scarred by anxiety"; "the fire left

her arm badly scarred"

2: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano

bench"; "walls marred by graffiti" [syn: {marred}]

sacred

Reserved for the exclusive use of something (an extension of

the standard meaning). Often means that anyone may look at

the sacred object, but clobbering it will screw whatever it is

sacred to. The comment "Register 7 is sacred to the interrupt

handler" appearing in a program would be interpreted by a

hacker to mean that if any ▫other▫ part of the program changes

the contents of register 7, dire consequences are likely to

ensue.

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