softy
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softie
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softy
(IBM) Hardware hackers' term for a software expert who is largely ignorant of the mysteries of hardware.
(1995-01-11)
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softy n.
[IBM] Hardware hackers' term for a software expert who is largely ignorant of the mysteries of hardware.