DWIM

English

Phrase

DWIM

1. (computing, humorous) Initialism of do what I mean: a wished-for feature in computer systems, offering magical freedom from the often frustrating discrepancies between one's intentions and the actual effects of a command.

References

• DWIM on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Eric S[teven] Raymond, editor (2003 December 29), “DWIM”, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.