flaky
(Or "flakey") Subject to frequent lossage. This use is of course related to the common slang use of the word to describe a person as eccentric, crazy, or just unreliable. A system that is flaky is working, sort of - enough that you are tempted to try to use it - but fails frequently enough that the odds in favour of finishing what you start are low. Commonwealth hackish prefers dodgy. [Jargon File]Last updated: 1996-01-05
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flag ♦ flag day ♦ FLAIR ♦ flaky ♦ flamage ♦ flame ♦ flame bait ♦ flame off
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