English Explanatory Dictionary

medireview

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Erroneous, computer-generated form of medieval.

Word forms

medireview

Etymology

Modification of medieval by automated string substitution of review for eval, a JavaScript function short for evaluate (to avoid the risk of unintended code execution). Coined accidentally by Yahoo! Mail in 2001.

Related words

retrireview reviewuate clbuttic buttbuttin
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