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demo mode at English => English (GNU/Linux) Of Explained:

n. 1. [Sun] The state of being heads down in order to finish code in time for a demo, usually due yesterday. 2. A mode in which video games sit by themselves running through a portion of the game, also known as 'attract mode'. Some serious apps have a demo mode they use as a screen saver, or may go through a demo mode on startup (for example, the Microsoft Windows opening screen -- which lets you impress your neighbors without actually having to put up with Microsloth Windows). From Jargon Dictionary http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/

demo mode at English => English (Computer) Of Explained:

demo mode

({Sun}) 1. The state of being {heads down} in order to finish
code in time for a {demo}, usually due yesterday.

2. (Or "attract mode") A mode in which video games sit
by themselves running through a portion of the game. Some
serious {app}s have a demo mode they use as a screen saver, or
may go through a demo mode on startup (for example, the
{Microsoft Windows} opening screen - which lets you impress
your neighbors without actually having to put up with
{Microsloth Windows}).

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-22)