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

baz /baz/ n. 1. common the third metasyntactic variable "suppose we
   have three functions: foo, bar, and baz. foo calls bar, which calls
   baz...." see also fum 2. interj. a term of mild annoyance. in this
   usage the term is often drawn out for 2 or 3 seconds, producing an
   effect not unlike the bleating of a sheep; /baaaaaaz/. 3. occasionally
   appended to foo to produce `foobaz'.

   earlier versions of this lexicon derived `baz' as a stanford
   corruption of bar. however, pete samson compiler of the tmrc
   lexicon reports it was already current when he joined tmrc in 1958. he
   says "it came from "pogo". albert the alligator, when vexed or outraged,
   would shout `bazz fazz' or `rowrbazzle' the club layout was said to
   model the mythical new england counties of rowrfolk and bassex
   rowrbazzle mingled with norfolk/suffolk/middlesex/essex."


see also:
metasyntactic variable fum foo bar tmrc 

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

baz
     
        /baz/ the third metasyntactic variable "suppose we have
        three functions: foo, bar, and baz.  foo calls bar, which
        calls baz..." see also fum.  occasionally appended to
        foo to produce "foobaz".
     
        early versions of the hacker jargon dictionary derived "baz"
        as a stanford corruption of bar.  however, pete samson
        compiler of the tmrc lexicon reports it was already
        current when he joined tmrc in 1958.  he says "it came from
        "pogo".  albert the alligator, when vexed or outraged, would
        shout "bazz fazz" or "rowrbazzle"  the club layout was said
        to model the mythical new england counties of rowrfolk and
        bassex rowrbazzle mingled with norfolk/suffolk/middlesex/
        essex."
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
metasyntactic variable fum foo bar tmrc jargon file 

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