Proglet

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  proglet /prog'let/ n. [UK] A short extempore program written to meet an
     immediate, transient need. Often written in BASIC, rarely more than a
     dozen lines long, and containing no subroutines. The largest amount of
     code that can be written off the top of one's head, that does not need
     any editing, and that runs correctly the first time (this amount varies
     significantly according to one's skill and the language one is using).


     Compare {toy program}, {noddy}, {one-liner wars}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  proglet
       
          /prog'let/ [UK] A short extempore program written to meet an
          immediate, transient need.  Often written in BASIC, rarely
          more than a dozen lines long and containing no subroutines.
          The largest amount of code that can be written off the top of
          one's head, that does not need any editing, and that runs
          correctly the first time (this amount varies significantly
          according to one's skill and the language one is using).
          Compare {toy program}, {noddy}, {one-liner wars}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]