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1.                 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   FRED
      Robert Carr.  Language used by Framework, Ashton-Tate.
      [Jargon File]
   
                   
                 

2.                 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   fred
      1. The personal name most frequently used as a metasyntactic
    variable (see foo).  Allegedly popular because it's easy
      for a non-touch-typist to type on a standard QWERTY keyboard.
      Unlike J. Random Hacker or "J. Random Loser", this name has
      no positive or negative loading (but see Mbogo, Dr. Fred).
      See also barney.
      2. An acronym for "Flipping Ridiculous Electronic Device";
      other F-verbs may be substituted for "flipping".