Rep \Rep\ (r[e^]p), n. [Prob. a corruption of rib: cf. F. reps.]
   A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and
   having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
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	Rep \Rep\ (r[e^]p), a.
   Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely;
   -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.
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	rep
     n 1: informal abbreviation of `representative'
     2: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: repp]

	

	REP
     
         A directive used in IBM object code card
        decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already
        assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit.
        Recompiling or reassembling the source code to produce a
        whole new object module was only possible if the source code
        was available, which it rarely was (if you had the object you
        were lucky!)  It was also quicker to apply incremental changes
        with REP cards and they also circumvented the checksums and
        card sequence numbers present in the object code.
     
        (1998-07-16)