(1). To develop a software application, program or service offering from scratch, without using outsourced providers (see proprietary), usually resulting in high cost, extreme delays and poor customer support.
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Soft Block
(1). Something you build into the system to warn those morons in the business that they are about to bring down the company by punching the wrong keys.
“Oh, don’t worry about that … we’ve put a soft block with a dialogue box before letting you change those kinds of account parameters. Because, you know, everyone reads pop-up dialogue boxes.”
Bipartisan
(1). A method of passing legislation by agreement of both political parties. It is usually used to describe legislation which has failed to pass at all.
“We have appointed a bipartisan sub-committee to review the findings of the bipartisan special commitee on the actions of the bipartisan standing committee appointed by Congress in a bipartisan manner to investigate allegations that the bipartisan sub-committee manipulated their findings for partisan purposes.”