Runes - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Runes :

1. Anything that requires heavy wizardry or black art to parse: core dumps, JCL commands, APL or code in a language you haven't a clue how to read. Not quite as bad as line noise, but close.

Compare casting the runes, Great Runes.

2. Special display characters (for example, the high-half graphics on an IBM PC).

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Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Runes : pl.n. 1. Anything that requires heavy wizardry or black art to parse: core dumps, JCL commands, APL, or code in a language you haven't a clue how to read. Not quite as bad as line noise, but close. Compare casting the runes, Great Runes. 2. Special display characters (for example, the high-half graphics on an IBM PC). 3. [borderline techspeak] 16-bit characters from the Unicode multilingual character set.

Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Example Usage of Runes
	dboverdrive: @Kadomi Don't stand in the blue Runes, heal like mad when he as unholy power, make sure the tank is full before Forceful Smash.
	jafonso: Runes Of Gallidon: Where Your Creativity Can Make You Money http://bit.ly/8uES0F #news #tech
	TINY_LIMEY: @Tony_phone_home no - it's an article on Runes, ahaha

Runes - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Runes