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[syn: fascist, fascistic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
fascist \fascist\ n.
an adherent of fascism or similar right-wing authoritarian
views.
[WordNet 1.5] fascist
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
fascist \fascist\ fascistic \fascistic\adj.
1. of or pertaining to fascism; resembling fascism; as,
fascist propaganda.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fascist
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of fascism; "fascist
propaganda" [syn: fascist, fascistic]
n 1: an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian
views
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "fascist":
absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous,
bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional, democratic, despotic,
dictatorial, federal, federalist, federalistic, governmental,
gubernatorial, heteronomous, matriarchal, matriarchic, monarchal,
monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal,
oligarchic, parliamentarian, parliamentary, patriarchal,
patriarchic, pluralistic, political, republican, self-governing,
theocratic, totalitarian
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
fascist
adj.
1. [common] Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying security
barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The implication is that said
policies are preventing hackers from getting interesting work done. The
variant fascistic seems to have been preferred at MIT, poss. by analogy
with touristic (see tourist or under the influence of German/Yiddish
faschistisch).
2. In the design of languages and other software tools, the fascist
alternative is the most restrictive and structured way of capturing a
particular function; the implication is that this may be desirable in order
to simplify the implementation or provide tighter error checking. Compare
bondage-and-discipline language, although that term is global rather than
local.
[73-05-21]
Fascist security strikes again.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
fascist
Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying
security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The
implication is that said policies are preventing hackers from
getting interesting work done. The variant "fascistic" seems
to have been preferred at MIT.
In the design of languages and other software tools, "the
fascist alternative" is the most restrictive and structured
way of capturing a particular function; the implication is
that this may be desirable in order to simplify the
implementation or provide tighter error checking. Compare
bondage-and-discipline language, although that term is
global rather than local.
[Jargon File]
(2003-07-29)