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wizard

In computing, an interactive tool developed by Microsoft that ‘talks’ program users through a complex operation, such as creating a template or a presentation. The wizard presents the user with a series of dialog boxes asking simple questions in ordinary language, which the user answers by choosing radio buttons, checking boxes, and entering information by keyboard.

The term wizard stems from programmers' slang, where it means an expert in a particular piece of software or hardware, capable of answering all manner of queries, fixing faults, and dealing with emergencies.



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A WIZARD, sitting in the marketplace, was telling the fortunes of the passers-by when a person ran up in great haste, and announced to him that the doors of his house had been broken open and that all his goods were being stolen.
Fables by Aesop View in context
The Fairy entered with them, and warned the Queen that the Wizard King would shortly arrive, infuriated by his loss, and that nothing could preserve the Prince and Princess from his rage and magic unless they were actually married.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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