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win: [MIT] 1. vi. To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected
   conditions arise, or (especially) if it sufficiently robust to
   take exceptions in stride.  2. n. Success, or a specific instance
   thereof.  A pleasing outcome.  "So it turned out I could use a
   lexer generator instead of hand-coding my own pattern
   recognizer.  What a win!"  Emphatic forms: `moby win', `super
   win', `hyper-win' (often used interjectively as a reply).  For
   some reason `suitable win' is also common at MIT, usually in
   reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem.  Oppose
   lose; see also big win, which isn't quite just an
   intensification of `win'.