has the X nature

(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 thetrue X.

[Jargon File]

(1995-01-11)