(From Zen Buddhist koans of the form "Does an X have the
Buddha-nature?") Common hacker construction for "is an X",
used for humorous emphasis. "Anyone who can't even use a
program with on-screen help embedded in it truly has the
loser nature!" See also the X that can be Y is not the
true X.
[Jargon File]
(1995-01-11)
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