proglet

/prog'let/ [UK] A short extempore program written to meet an

immediate, transient need. Often written in BASIC, rarely

more than a dozen lines long and containing no subroutines.

The largest amount of code that can be written off the top of

one's head, that does not need any editing, and that runs

correctly the first time (this amount varies significantly

according to one's skill and the language one is using).

Compare toy program, noddy, one-liner wars.

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