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From: nather@utastro.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Forwarded message from UCLA
Message-ID: <404@utastro.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 13:59:27 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 13 13:59:27 1983
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O.K., three times at one newsreading is enough, I have to ask:

	What means "cruft" ...and what's its origin?

Is it a misspelling of "crud?"  Context suggests it's not very
complimentary.  Is it related to "kludge?"