neat hack

2 definitions found

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

  neat hack
  
     1. A clever technique.
  
     2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated
     with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value.  Example:
     the Caltech Rose Bowl card display switch.  See also hack.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

neat hack - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  neat hack
   n.
  
     [very common]
  
     1. A clever technique.
  
     2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with
     cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value. Example: the Caltech
     Rose Bowl card display switch (see Appendix A for discussion). See
     also hack.