why `view-lossage' is called so?

[Janusz S. Bień]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (06 Jun 01) says:

lossage

   <jargon> /los'*j/ The result of a {bug} or malfunction.  This
   is a mass or collective noun.  "What a loss!" and "What
   lossage!"  are nearly synonymous.  The former is slightly more
   particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter
   implies a continuing {lose} of which the speaker is currently
   a victim.  Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is
   a loss, but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are
   serious lossage.

I see no relation between the meaning of the word and the results of
`view-lossage' commands.

Best regards

Janusz

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dr hab. Janusz S. Bien, prof. UW
Prof. Janusz S. Bien, Warsaw Uniwersity
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