thinko

Thinko is a computer science slang term for a mistake in the writing of a program that arises from the temporary disruption of the thought process, typically leading to a bug.

A typical example of a thinko would be the use of an idiom or syntax taken from a computer language other than the one currently being used, or perhaps the simple inversion of a boolean test that reverses the intended meaning.

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thinko

A mental typo, where someone says the wrong word but not because they don't know the correct word.

When he mixed up the names of his two close friends, it was a thinko.

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thinko

1) A brain fart.
2) A unit of thought; used to quantitatively measure thoughts.
3) A knockoff of the game, 'Plinko', featured on the television show, 'The Price is Right'

1 - "Uhhmm, uh? ... Just hold on, I just had a thinko."
2 - "It took me at least 4 thinkos to work out that math problem."
3 - "Want to go play some Thinko?"

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