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Notes on LOSSAGE
[very common] The result of a bug or malfunction. This is a mass or
collective noun. "What a loss!" and "What lossage!" are nearly
synonymous. The former is slightly more particular to the speaker's
present circumstances; the latter implies a continuing LOSE of
which the speaker is currently a victim. Thus (for example) a
temporary hardware failure is a loss, but bugs in an important tool
(like a compiler) are serious lossage.
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Last Updated: 19th May 2007