excise

a tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities


I saw this word used in an article about dealing with multiple windows on a computer screen, but I don’t really get how it’s appropriate in that context: “Manipulating windows is pure excise—extra work that stands between the user and completing their task.”

This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.

4 Responses to excise

  1. Cynthia DeBoer says:

    That usage doesn’t seem appropriate to me either, Karl.
    I think the author should excise it from the text.
    Mom

  2. Cynthia DeBoer says:

    Sniff::: I’m really disappointed this didn’t get at least a guffaw from anyone……

  3. Dad says:

    Let’s face it, Karl – as diplomats, we both blew it.
    guffaw. :-)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes:
<a href="" title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <s> <strike> <strong>