n.
A tool that is required to perform a certain task, but that is only available after you perform that task.
Example Citation:
"A number of readers wrote in to complain about the 'buried shovel' trick: modem vendors whose installation help is available only by modem, or hard drive vendors who include installation manuals as files on the drive."
—Fred Langa, "What's Up, Docs?", Windows Magazine
—Fred Langa, "What's Up, Docs?", Windows Magazine
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