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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The leader of an open-source software project, typically project founders, who retains the final say in disputes or arguments within the community.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Originally applied to Dutch programmer Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language, in an email from 1995. According to van Rossum, coined likely by either Ken Manheimer or Barry Warsaw.
