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LoC
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Appendix:Variations of "loc"
English
Alternative forms
en loc
en LOC
Etymology
en letter of comment.
Noun
en dated fandom slang Correspondence, usually a letter, sent to a periodical commenting on either the contents of a previous issue or an earlier letter of comment.
en May 6, 1961 Fanac 1 The first contributor of an accepted new item (not a COA) is entitled to a free issue, as are all other Good People who send in locs, cartoons, etc.
en 1964 January Les Spinge 2 Available for Trade, LoC, Contribution, goodwill (rarely) or even money.
en programming en source lines of code lines of code.
en LOC
en SLOC
Derived terms
en loccer
Verb
+ ~cing ~ced
en dated fandom slang To write a letter of comment to a periodical.
en December 22 1997 Rich Brown (Dr Gafia) Re: The Good Ol' 'Write-In' Ballot 19971222234601.SAA25451@ladder02.news.aol.com rec.arts.sf.fandom https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.arts.sf.fandom/DVFB7Itp-Sw/UjWmwS9Z22YJ But what happens, since you have spent a couple of weeks with this firm intention to LoC them all in mind, and in many instances you've even check-marked the particular things you want to comment on and thought about just what you want to say, as future issues of fanzines come into your mailbox, you break your fingernails on the staples in your haste to get to them opened so you can turn to the lettercolumn to see if they printed your LoC.
Synonyms
en letterhack
References
113
Anagrams
en clo -col- CLO COL Clo Col. OCL OLC col col- col.