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Terminal Illness

Funny definition: Airport sickness

Actual definition: An incurable illness which is guaranteed to progressively worsen until it causes the sufferer's death.
A terminal illness usually affects the brain (Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, CJD/vCJD, Huntington's Disease, ALS, etc.)

However, this is not always the case.
by Ubeenbamboozledson March 25, 2024
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Terminal Mass

Terminal mass

The amount of lean muscle mass a bodybuilder’s frame can hold before their waste and midsection need to grow and expand to accommodate the new size.
Both Ronnie Coleman and Phil Heath had very small waists and tight mud sections until they passed their personal terminal mass and their waist need to accommodate the new amount of muscle
by The real Hank Contos July 23, 2022
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The Terminal Effect

The belief that productivity scales linearly with proximity to /usr/bin.
The tendency to equate lower-level tooling (e.g., CLI) with higher intelligence or competence, regardless of actual output or effectiveness.
“Are we doing this because it’s better, or because of the Terminal Effect?”
"He has a Terminal superiority complex"
by concernedev February 24, 2026
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