win

win  [MIT] 1. vi. To succeed.  A program wins if no
   unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it sufficiently
   {robust} to take exceptions in stride.  2. n. Success, or a
   specific instance thereof.  A pleasing outcome.  "So it turned out
   I could use a {lexer} generator instead of hand-coding my own
   pattern recognizer.  What a win!"  Emphatic forms: `moby win',
   `super win', `hyper-win' (often used interjectively as a
   reply).  For some reason `suitable win' is also common at MIT,
   usually in reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem.
   Oppose {lose}; see also {big win}, which isn't quite just an
   intensification of `win'.



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