suppose

v 1: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the

truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would

you do?" [syn: {say}]

2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of

money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad

state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen" [syn:

{think}, {imagine}, {reckon}, {guess}]

3: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:

"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in

swamps." [syn: {speculate}, {theorize}, {theorise}, {conjecture},

{hypothesize}, {hypothecate}]

support

After-sale handholding; something many software vendors

promise but few deliver. To hackers, most support people are

useless - because by the time a hacker calls support he or she

will usually know the software and the relevant manuals better

than the support people (sadly, this is ▫not▫ a joke or

exaggeration). A hacker's idea of "support" is a t�te-�-t�te

or exchange of {electronic mail} with the software's designer.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-15)