heatseeker

[′hēt ‚sēk·ər] (ordnance) A guided missile incorporating an infrared device for homing on heat-radiating machines or installations, such as an aircraft engine or a blast furnace.

heatseeker

(person, jargon)(IBM) A customer who can be relied upon tobuy, without fail, the latest version of an existing product(not quite the same as a member of the lunatic fringe). A1993 example of a heatseeker is someone who, owning a 286 PCand Windows 3.0, goes out and buys Windows 3.1 (which offersno worthwhile benefits unless you have a 386). If allcustomers were heatseekers, vast amounts of money could bemade by just fixing the bugs in each release (n) and sellingit to them as release (n+1).

单词	heatseeker
释义	heatseeker heatseeker [′hēt ‚sēk·ər] (ordnance) A guided missile incorporating an infrared device for homing on heat-radiating machines or installations, such as an aircraft engine or a blast furnace. heatseeker (person, jargon)(IBM) A customer who can be relied upon tobuy, without fail, the latest version of an existing product(not quite the same as a member of the lunatic fringe). A1993 example of a heatseeker is someone who, owning a 286 PCand Windows 3.0, goes out and buys Windows 3.1 (which offersno worthwhile benefits unless you have a 386). If allcustomers were heatseekers, vast amounts of money could bemade by just fixing the bugs in each release (n) and sellingit to them as release (n+1).
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