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for free: adj. [common] Said of a capability of a programming language or hardware
that is available by its design without needing cleverness to implement:
“In APL, we get the matrix operations for free.” “And
owing to the way revisions are stored in this system, you get revision
trees for free.” The term usually refers to a serendipitous feature
of doing things a certain way (compare big win), but
it may refer to an intentional but secondary feature.
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