English Explanatory Dictionary

$DEITY

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A generic deity; the listener's or reader's god of choice.
noun
  1. Alternative form of $DEITY.

Word forms

$DEITY $DEITIES

Etymology

From the syntax of environment variables in Unix shells, and the practice of putting paths to user's software of choice in generically named variables like EDITOR or PAGER.

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