dictionary help| massage | computing dictionary |
Vague term used to describe "smooth" transformations of a data set into a different form, especially transformations that do not lose information. Connotes less pain than munch or crunch. "He wrote a program that massages X bitmap files into GIF format." Compare slurp.
(01 Jul 2002)
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| massage | medical dictionary |
The systematic therapeutic friction, stroking and kneading of the body.
Origin: Fr., Gr. Massein = to knead
(11 Mar 2008)
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