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Subject:on the fly From:Cathy Carr <ccarr -at- OVID -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 12 May 1997 12:34:16 -0400
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Subject: on the fly
Techwhirlers,
We've tended to use the adverbial phrase "on the fly" a good bit in our
documentation at my company, as in "this feature updates your
gobbledy-gobbledies on the fly."
Do you think this phrase is in common use as computer jargon, so folks know
what it means? I've had varying responses from my programming pals.
And can an anyone suggest an alternative word or phrase to "on the fly"?
For one thing, I'm in a quandary about whether to hypenate it. Looks dumb
either way. :-)
Reply to me at ccarr -at- ovid -dot- com if you like. Thanks.
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