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buried treasure
buried treasure1. Literally, treasure (such as gold, jewels, or other valuable items) that has been buried under sand or lays hidden in the ocean. Every kid dreams of finding buried treasure at the beach.2. Anything that has lain dormant or undiscovered for a long period of time that, upon discovery, is found to be of great value. The writer, who was unknown in his lifetime, became hugely popular after the buried treasure of his unpublished manuscript was discovered among his belongings.See also: bury, treasureburied treasure
buried treasureA surprising piece of code found in some program. Whileusually not wrong, it tends to vary from crufty tobletcherous, and has lain undiscovered only because it wasfunctionally correct, however horrible it is. Usedsarcastically, because what is found is anything *but*treasure. Buried treasure almost always needs to be dug upand removed. "I just found that the scheduler sorts its queueusing bubble sort! Buried treasure!" |