English: 1. n. obs. The source code for a program, which may be
in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary
produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to
a real hacker, a program written in his favorite programming
language is at least as readable as English. Usage: mostly by
old-time hackers, though recognizable in context. 2. The official
name of the database language used by old the Pick Operating System,
actually a sort of crufty, brain-damaged SQL with delusions of
grandeur. The name permitted marketroids to say "Yes, and you can
program our computers in English!" to ignorant suits without quite
running afoul of the truth-in-advertising laws.
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