real
= R =
real hack
real estate n.
May be used for any critical resource
measured in units of area. Most frequently used of `chip real
estate', the area available for logic on the surface of an
integrated circuit (see also nanoacre). May also be used of
floor space in a dinosaur pen, or even space on a crowded
desktop (whether physical or electronic).
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.