Re: on the fly

Subject: Re: on the fly
From: "Wing, Michael J" <mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 14:35:55 -0500

> Do you think this phrase is in common use as computer jargon, so
> folks know what it means? I've had varying responses from my
> programming pals.
>
>The reason the response varies is that it's *not* computer jargon. I
>believe it derives from the same source as "on the wing."

I think I should take offense to this remark and its explanation ;^)

Mike "not on the" Wing

>It characterizes
>its target as something done in a hurry, probably improvised. The
>impression is one of continuous motion, of something done without delay.
>
>
>

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