fork bomb n.
[Unix] A particular species of wabbit
that can be written in one line of C (main()
{for(;;)fork();}) or shell ($0 & $0 &) on any Unix system,
or occasionally created by an egregious coding bug. A fork bomb
process `explodes' by recursively spawning copies of itself
(using the Unix system call fork(2)). Eventually it eats
all the process table entries and effectively wedges the system.
Fortunately, fork bombs are relatively easy to spot and kill, so
creating one deliberately seldom accomplishes more than to bring
the just wrath of the gods down upon the perpetrator. See also
logic bomb.
[Unix] A particular species of wabbit
that can be written in one line of C (main()
{for(;;)fork();}) or shell ($0 & $0 &) on any Unix system,
or occasionally created by an egregious coding bug. A fork bomb
process `explodes' by recursively spawning copies of itself
(using the Unix system call fork(2)). Eventually it eats
all the process table entries and effectively wedges the system.
Fortunately, fork bombs are relatively easy to spot and kill, so
creating one deliberately seldom accomplishes more than to bring
the just wrath of the gods down upon the perpetrator. See also
logic bomb.
Related:
- fork bomb: [UNIX] n. A particular species of {wabbit} that can
be written in one line of C (`main() {for(;
)fork();}') or shell (`$0 & $0 &') on any UNIX system... - forked adj.
[Unix; prob. influenced by a mainstream
expletive] Terminally slow,
or dead. Originated when one system was slowed... - rabbit job n.
[Cambridge] A batch job that does little,
if any, real work, but creates one or more copies... - rabbit job: [Cambridge] n. A batch job that does little,
if any, real work, but creates one or more copies... - wabbit /wab'it/ n.
[almost certainly from Elmer Fudd's
immortal line "You wascawwy wabbit!"] 1.
A legendary early hack reported on a System/360... - wabbit: /wab'it/ [almost certainly from Elmer Fudd's immortal
line "You wascawwy wabbit!"] n.
1. A legendary early hack reported on a System/360... - unixism n.
A piece of code or a coding technique that
depends on the protected multi-tasking environment with relatively
low process-spawn overhead that exists on virtual-memory Unix
systems.
Common unixisms include: gratuitous use of fork(2)... - forked: [UNIX; prob. influenced by a mainstream expletive] adj.
Terminally slow, or dead. Originated when one system... - replicator: n. Any construct that acts to produce copies of
itself;
this could be a living organism, an idea (see {meme})...
