The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
cooked mode
n.
[Unix, by opposition from raw mode] The normal character-input mode, with
interrupts enabled and with erase, kill and other special-character
interpretations performed directly by the tty driver. Oppose raw mode,
rare mode. This term is techspeak under Unix but jargon elsewhere; other
operating systems often have similar mode distinctions, and the raw/rare/
cooked way of describing them has spread widely along with the C language
and other Unix exports. Most generally, cooked mode may refer to any mode
of a system that does extensive preprocessing before presenting data to a
program.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
cooked mode
The normalUnix character-input mode, with interrupts enabled
and with erase, kill and other special-character
interpretations performed directly by the tty driver.
Opposite of raw mode. See also rare mode. Other
operating systems often have similar mode distinctions, and
the raw/rare/cooked way of describing them has spread widely
along with the C language and other Unix exports. Most
generally, "cooked mode" may refer to any mode of a system
that does extensive preprocessing before presenting data to a
program.
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