knuth

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

  Knuth
  
     /knooth/ 1. Donald Knuth.
  
     2. ["The Art of Computer Programming", Donald E. Knuth]
     Mythically, the reference that answers all questions about
     data structures or algorithms.  A safe answer when you do not
     know: "I think you can find that in Knuth."
  
     Contrast literature.  See also bible.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

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

  Knuth
   /ka.nooth'/, n.
  
     [Donald E. Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming] Mythically, the
     reference that answers all questions about data structures or
     algorithms. A safe answer when you do not know: "I think you can find
     that in Knuth." Contrast the literature. See also bible. There is
     a Donald Knuth home page at http://Sunburn.Stanford.EDU/~knuth/.