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Knuth
/knooth/ 1. Donald Knuth.
2.["The Art of Computer Programming", Donald E. Knuth] Mythically, the reference that answers all questions about data structures or algorithms. A safe answer when you do not know: "I think you can find that in Knuth."
Contrast literature. See also bible. [Jargon File]
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Knuth /ka·nooth'/, n.
[Donald E. Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming] Mythically, the reference that answers all questions about data structures or algorithms. A safe answer when you do not know: “I think you can find that in Knuth.” Contrast the literature. See also bible. There is a Donald Knuth home page at http://Sunburn.Stanford.EDU/~knuth/.