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Record 1 2013-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

Automatically, but in a way that, for some reason (typically because it is too complicated, or too ugly, or perhaps even too trivial), the speaker doesn't feel like explaining to you.

CONT

The C-INTERCAL compiler generates C, then automagically invokes cc(1) to produce an executable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Automatiquement, mais de telle façon que, pour certaines raisons - le sujet est trop compliqué, trop moche ou peut-être même trop banal -, le locuteur ne prend pas la peine de vous l'expliquer.

CONT

Le compilateur C-INTERCAL génère du C, puis appelle automagiquement (automagically) cc(1) pour produire un code exécutable.

Spanish

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