retromoderate

verb

Etymology

From retro- + moderate.

  1. borrowed from moderātus
  2. inherited from moderat
  3. prefixed as retromoderate — “retro + moderate

Definitions

  1. To moderate (a newsgroup) by initially allowing all posts through and later issuing…

    To moderate (a newsgroup) by initially allowing all posts through and later issuing cancellations of those deemed unacceptable.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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