Guesswork Glossary

Browse 2 guesswork terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

2 Guesswork Terms

Dead Reckoning: Working out the next move by inference and approximation rather than by reliable fresh signals or ground truth. In engineering slang, dead reckoning often...
Spin the Wheel: To choose a fix or action almost randomly because understanding is too weak to guide a principled decision. In engineering slang, spinning the wheel is what...