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- initialism computing Acronym of don't repeat yourself. (It is a software development principle aimed at reducing repetition.)
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Examples
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If you can find it, it's good to drink now, but it's dry, dry, DRY, so let it breathe.
"I will discover to my shock and chagrin ... Glenn Greenwald has already written about it, and I’m totally hosed." Ann Althouse 2007
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Esperanza, the coment that Pedro made, is about "DRY" Humour.
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That’s why they’re properly called DRY CELLS as opposed to car batteries which are lead/acid and are indeed
Video: Is the ‘Lantern Battery’ money-saving video a hoax? | Sync Blog 2009
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The ability to run the same libraries, such as ERB, or even your own application code, on both the client and the server is unique way of being "DRY".
RubyCorner Peter Cooper 2010
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Since I'm also generating entity classes from the model, I get a nice "DRY" (Don't Repeat Yourself) development experience even though various parts of the system do have repetition, I don't have to engage in that repetition myself.
MSDN Blogs 2009
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A quick search found a gem of a find with this suggestion: Use a DRY Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser" to rub the offending scuff away without damaging the material.
Be Prepared For Wardrobe Malfunctions | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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DRY FIRE • by Andrew Boden | Every Day Fiction - The once a day flash fiction magazine.
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EDF011: Dry Fire written by Andrew Boden “DRY FIRE” was originally published in EDF on January 18, [...]
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But what we don't get is why all of you want to write the same vampire novel, which we find very DRAINING, and seriously SUCKS US DRY.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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But what we don't get is why all of you want to write the same vampire novel, which we find very DRAINING, and seriously SUCKS US DRY.
Wampyr Wuv 2009
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