Meaning of BLACK ART
| Pronunciation: | | blak ârt
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world |
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| | Synonyms: | | black magic, sorcery |
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| | See Also: | | bewitchment, demonism, diabolism, enchantment, magic, obiism, Satanism, witchcraft, witchery | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Black" art`\
The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy;
conjuration; magic.
Note: This name was given in the Middle Ages to necromancy,
under the idea that the latter term was derived from
niger black, instead of nekro`s, a dead person, and
mantei`a, divination. --Wright.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A collection of arcane, unpublished, and (by implication) mostly ad-hoc techniques developed for a particular application or systems area (compare black magic). VLSI design and compiler code optimisation were (in their beginnings) considered classic examples of black art; as theory developed they became deep magic, and once standard textbooks had been written, became merely heavy wizardry. The huge proliferation of formal and informal channels for spreading around new computer-related technologies during the last twenty years has made both the term "black art" and what it describes less common than formerly. See also voodoo programming. [jargon file] |
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