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)