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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
xxx
adjective: being ten more than twenty [syn: {thirty}, {30}]
noun
1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three [syn: {thirty}, {30}]
2: (genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
XXX /X-X-X/ n. A marker that attention is needed. Commonly used in program comments to indicate areas that are kluged up or need to be. Some hackers liken 'XXX' to the notional heavy-porn movie rating. Compare {FIXME}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
XXX /X-X-X/ A marker that attention is needed. Commonly used in program comments to indicate areas that are {kluge}d or need to be. Some hackers liken "XXX" to the notional heavy-porn movie rating. Compare {FIXME}. [{Jargon File}]
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