lossage

jargon /los'*j/ The result of a bug or malfunction. This

is a mass or collective noun. "What a loss!" and "What

lossage!" are nearly synonymous. The former is slightly more

particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter

implies a continuing lose of which the speaker is currently

a victim. Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is

a loss, but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are

serious lossage.

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(1995-04-19)