lexer = L = life
lexiphage /lek'si-fayj`/ n.
A notorious word chomper on ITS. See bagbiter. This program would draw on a selected victim's
bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG" in ornate letters, followed by a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off.
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, this entry manually entered by rootbeer277.