PC-ism: /P-C-izm/ n. A piece of code or coding technique that
takes advantage of the unprotected single-tasking environment in IBM
PCs and the like running DOS, e.g., by busy-waiting on a hardware
register, direct diddling of screen memory, or using hard timing
loops. Compare ill-behaved, vaxism, unixism. Also, `PC-ware'
n., a program full of PC-isms on a machine with a more capable
operating system. Pejorative.
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