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  1. Yet another

    Among programmers, yet another (often abbreviated ya, Ya, or YA in the initial part of an acronym) is an idiomatic qualifier in the name of a computer program, organisation, or event that is confessedly unoriginal.Stephen C. Johnson is credited with establishing the naming convention in the late 1970s when he named his compiler-compiler yacc (Yet Another Compiler-Compiler), since he felt there were already numerous compiler-compilers in circulation at the time.

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  1. Yet another

    Among programmers, yet another is an idiomatic qualifier in the name of a computer program, organisation, or event that is confessedly unoriginal. Stephen C. Johnson is credited with establishing the naming convention in the late 1970s when he named his compiler-compiler yacc, since he felt there were already numerous compiler-compilers in circulation at the time.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. Yet Another

    [From Unix's yacc(1), ‘Yet Another Compiler-Compiler’, a LALR parser generator] 1. Of your own work: A humorous allusion often used in titles to acknowledge that the topic is not original, though the content is. As in ‘Yet Another AI Group’ or ‘Yet Another Simulated Annealing Algorithm’. 2. Of others' work: Describes something of which there are already far too many. See also YA-, YABA, YAUN.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yet another in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yet another in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of yet another in a Sentence

  1. Joshua Henne:

    This is yet another canary in the coal mine for both November and the years ahead, you can look back four years to around now when Eric Cantor was knocked off and what that meant for an ascendant wing on the right. This is a big deal.

  2. Daniel Swain:

    A combination of factors -- including short-term severe to extreme drought and long-term climate change -- are in alignment for yet another year of exceptionally high risk across much of California's potentially flammable landscapes.

  3. Andrew Ginther:

    We remain committed to ensuring accountability in all violent interactions between police and our neighbors, the BCI investigation is the first step in unravelling what led to the tragic death of yet another child in our community.

  4. Dale Ketcham:

    This has become yet another footnote in the story of coronavirus and its impact on America, but NASA is continuing to press ahead with Commercial Crew because there is a profound obligation to keep The ISS operational.

  5. Van Der Beek:

    Yet another life lesson reinforced for me at 42 on this crazy reality show dance competition, if youre feeling too old to pick up a new skill you always wished you had... f---ing gofor it.


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