1. lexical scoping lexical scope lexiphage /leksi-fayj"/ A notorious word chomper, implemented and named by John Doty in late 1972 on and HP calculator and later on ITS. The lexiphage program would draw on a selected victims bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG" in ornate letters, followed a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off. http://www. lexiphage. com/. [Jargon File]
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