Source: The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003)
CrApTeX
/krap'tekh/, n.
[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, TeX.
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 July 2010)
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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