by wordington_thug June 5, 2024

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

"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

To express the level of annoyance of ones being. (Best if used saying “pins n cracks” in Australian accent)
by Gspotgasm September 25, 2020

P1: I can make N straight
P2: she’s dating J tho
P1: so?
P2: dude your a guy and she’s lesbian and she Alr found sum1
P1: whatever
P2: she’s dating J tho
P1: so?
P2: dude your a guy and she’s lesbian and she Alr found sum1
P1: whatever
J + N is a relationship that will last 4ever, no matter how much fights no matter how much yelling, these 2 will always love each other till the day they die.
by MONEY STEALER June 10, 2023

The family that everybody wants. Woodwinds are like the parents, and the B A N D director is god. Don’t forget the sheer crackhead energy of the low brass and percussion barreling past to get some cheeks 🏃🏽 ♂️💨
by superior squidward May 26, 2021
