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2 definitions found From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (05 January 2017) [foldoc]: magic 1. As yet unexplained, or too complicated to explain; compare automagically and (Arthur C.) Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. "TTY echoing is controlled by a large number of magic bits." "This routine magically computes the parity of an 8-bit byte in three instructions." 2. Characteristic of something that works although no one really understands why (this is especially called {black magic}). 3. (Stanford) A feature not generally publicised that allows something otherwise impossible or a feature formerly in that category but now unveiled. Compare wizardly, deep magic, heavy wizardry. For more about hackish "magic" see Magic Switch Story. 4. magic number. [Jargon File] (2001-03-19) From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (05 January 2017) [foldoc]: MAGIC An early system on the Midac computer. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. [Jargon File] (1995-01-25)