2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: hand-hacking n. 1. [rare] The practice of translating {hot spot}s from an {HLL} into hand-tuned assembler, as opposed to trying to coerce the compiler into generating better code. Both the term and the practice are becoming uncommon. See {tune}, {bum}, {by hand}; syn. with v. {cruft}. 2. [common] More generally, manual construction or patching of data sets that would normally be generated by a translation utility and interpreted by another program, and aren't really designed to be read or modified by humans. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: hand-hacking 1. The practice of translating a {hot spot} of a program in a {HLL} into hand-tuned {assembly language}, as opposed to trying to coerce the {compiler} into generating better code. Both the term and the practice are becoming uncommon. See {tune}, {bum}, {by hand}; synonym with cruft. 2. More generally, manual construction or patching of data sets that would normally be generated by a translation utility and interpreted by another program, and aren't really designed to be read or modified by humans. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-16)
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