Pretty pictures




(scientific computation) The next step up from numbers. Interesting graphical output from a program that may not have any sensible relationship to the system the program is intended to model, but good for showing to management.

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Presentation Manager
prestidigitization
PRESTO
Pretty Amazing New Stuff
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 display hack
number crunching
numbers
social science number
 prettyprint
pretzel key
preventive maintenance
PRI
primary cache