n. The day of the week that The Simpsons is broadcast, Formerly Thursday. Many use the BART.COM program in their AUTOEXEC.BAT files to help with a countdown to Bart, and some even modified the DATE.COM file to say “Bart Day” instead of “Thursday.” See Bart night.
n. Any perceptable jumping of certain characters which should be sitting at or below the baseline. Noticeable only at small point sizes and only with other manufacturer's engines.
prefix Applied to an generic object or concept of average or inferior quality, for example: Bob's Pretty Good Alkaline Batteries; Bob's Pretty Fast Sort Routine; Bob's Pretty Quick Laxatives; Bob's Pretty Tough Household Cleaner; Bob's Pretty Good Security System; Bob's Pretty Safe Condoms.
prefix Applied to a generic profession or service of average or inferior quality, for example:
Bob's Pretty Good Roofers We fix most leaks;
Bob's Pretty Sensible Translators We come pretty close;
Bob's Pretty Good Software We can write anything in a week;
Bob's Pretty Awake Trucking Service Sleep is just a caffeine substitute;
Bob's Pretty Good Sports Injury Clinic Most of our patients walk out the same day;
Bob's Pretty Fresh Seafood We double-freeze it for double freshness;
Bob's Pretty Legal Law Firm We'll bend the rules to suit your needs;
Bob's Pretty Intelligent Exterminators We'll get rid of your household pets;
Bob's Pretty Safe Child Care We've never been sued.
n. Trade show term: an attractive male or female booth staff person with significant product knowledge, often a sales or marketing type, sometimes a hardware engineer. Cf. booth bimbo.
n. Trade show term: an attractive male or female booth staff person who is clueless about the product, usually a fashion- or spokes-model selected to attract trade show attendees into the booth for free trade show foofoos. Cf. booth babe.
n. Reserved area of shared memory for two-way synchronized transfer of data blocks; a communication channel between the host and the dedicated processor running microcode, primarily in the LX and TX product lines. Named for its similarity to the zippy rocket bottles at drive-up bank windows.