"my n and b keys are broken, so i have to copy and paste them every time they're used in a sentence."
by breadenjoyer March 16, 2024

IRS Agent 1: Why is he taking so long to open the door?
IRS Agent 2: He’s probably doing the classic fap n’ crap.
IRS Agent 2: He’s probably doing the classic fap n’ crap.
by uncleGhandalf May 14, 2020

Whereas a modern web software application has separate layers for presentation (user interface), business logic, and storage etc. (because modular construction is easier to build and debug) it is usually called an "n-tier architecture", where n represents the number of modules or layers. It is much more secure and robust than the "old way" (1-tier), where one machine was the web server, file server, database, and firewall. A program which has illogical or insufficient rules (i.e. absence of business logic) can be termed "(n-1) tier", as a crucial part (usually the part that makes the software smart or helpful) has obviously been omitted by scatterbrained developers, detached managers, clueless requirements analysts, dumb pilot members, etc.
Employee A: Did you submit your travel costs yet?
Employee B: No, our stupid online expense system kept giving me a cryptic error.
Employee A: Yup, that EOM app is an (n-1) tier system...
Boss: I need you to fix your time charges for last week. You entered 45 hours instead of 4.5 hours on Wednesday.
Subject: Must've been a fat-finger. Too bad our accounting system can't catch that obvious error. It's just another (n-1) tier waste of code.
Employee B: No, our stupid online expense system kept giving me a cryptic error.
Employee A: Yup, that EOM app is an (n-1) tier system...
Boss: I need you to fix your time charges for last week. You entered 45 hours instead of 4.5 hours on Wednesday.
Subject: Must've been a fat-finger. Too bad our accounting system can't catch that obvious error. It's just another (n-1) tier waste of code.
by k3for June 3, 2010

When you jizz and shit into a bowl, mix it together, and rub it in every crevice of your self and your cuddle buddy
by BigMamas25 April 30, 2024

by Jimmy the Dick April 23, 2009

by zombieskull August 19, 2023
