fred

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fred - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fred \Fred\ (fr[e^]d), n. [AS. fri[eth] peace. See Frith
     inclosure.]
     Peace; -- a word used in composition, especially in proper
     names; as, Alfred; Frederic.
     [1913 Webster]

fred - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  FRED
  
     Robert Carr.  Language used by Framework, Ashton-Tate.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

  fred
  
     1. The personal name most frequently used as a metasyntactic variable
      (see foo).  Allegedly popular because it's easy
     for a non-touch-typist to type on a standard QWERTY keyboard.
     Unlike J. Random Hacker or "J. Random Loser", this name has
     no positive or negative loading (but see Mbogo, Dr. Fred).
     See also barney.
  
     2. An acronym for "Flipping Ridiculous Electronic Device";
     other F-verbs may be substituted for "flipping".
  

fred - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  fred
   n.
  
     1. The personal name most frequently used as a metasyntactic variable
      (see foo). Allegedly popular because it's easy for a
     non-touch-typist to type on a standard QWERTY keyboard. In Great
     Britain, `fred', `jim' and `sheila' are common metasyntactic
  variables
     because their uppercase versions were official names given to the 3
     memory areas that held I/O status registers on the
  lovingly-remembered
     BBC Microcomputer! (It is reported that SHEILA was poked the most
     often.) Unlike J. Random Hacker or J. Random Loser, the name `fred'
     has no positive or negative loading (but see Dr. Fred Mbogo). See
     also barney.
  
     2. An acronym for `Flipping Ridiculous Electronic Device'; other
     F-verbs may be substituted for `flipping'.
  

fred - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Fred, TX
    Zip code(s): 77616