Strawman

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strawman
       n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
            [syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head},
             {straw man}]
       2: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn: {straw
          man}]


       3: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from
          seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {straw man}, {bird-scarer}, {scarer}]

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

  Strawman
       
          The first of the series of {DoD} requirements that led to
          {Ada} ({Woodenman}, {Tinman}, {Ironman}, {Steelman}).
          Strawman was produced by the {HOLWG} in Apr 1975.
       
          (1995-01-30)