CrApTeX

/krap'tekh/ (University of York, England) Term of abuse used

to describe TeX and LaTeX when they don't work (when used

by TeXhackers), or all the time (by everyone else). The

non-TeX enthusiasts generally dislike it because it is more

verbose than other formatters (e.g. troff) and because

(particularly if the standard Computer Modern fonts are used)

it generates vast output files.

See religious issues.

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(1994-12-01)