weeds

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:weeds: /n./ 1. Refers to development projects or algorithms that have no possible relevance or practical application. Comes from off in the weeds. Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for microcode is serious weeds...." 2. At CDC/ETA before its demise, the phrase go off in the weeds was equivalent to IBMs branch to Fishkill and mainstream hackerdoms jump off into never-never land.
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