Definitions by thesalamander

betanumeric

Consisting of, or limited to, the set of lowercase alphanumeric characters (letters and/or numbers) minus vowels and the letter 'l' (ell). Specifically, that set consists of: bcdfghjkmnpqrstvwxz0123456789.

To create durable, opaque, transcription-safe identifier strings, it helps to limit them to betanumeric characters and to add an NCDA check digit at the end.

betanumeric by thesalamander April 17, 2021

yamz

A crowdsourced dictionary of metadata terms from all subject domains and all parts of metadata speech. Stands for Yet Another Metadata Zoo.

Look it up in yamz, and if you don't find the term you want, add it.

yamz by thesalamander November 27, 2013

shnorf

Tedious text, such as a report or publication, that must be written to satisfy the conditions of a grant or contract. Derived from an acronym (SHit NObody wants to write, Read, or Fund).

Darnit, I can't go away this weekend because I have to stay home and crank out some shnorf!

shnorf by thesalamander August 18, 2013