TELNET /tel'net/ vt.
(also commonly lowercased as
`telnet') To communicate with another Internet host using the
TELNET (RFC 854) protocol (usually using a program of the same
name). TOPS-10 people used the word IMPCOM, since that was the
program name for them. Sometimes abbreviated to TN /T-N/. "I
usually TN over to SAIL just to read the AP News."
(also commonly lowercased as
`telnet') To communicate with another Internet host using the
TELNET (RFC 854) protocol (usually using a program of the same
name). TOPS-10 people used the word IMPCOM, since that was the
program name for them. Sometimes abbreviated to TN /T-N/. "I
usually TN over to SAIL just to read the AP News."
Related:
- TELNET: /tel'net/ vt. To communicate with another Internet host
using the TELNET ({RFC} 854) protocol (usually using a program
of the same name).
TOPS-10 people used the word IMPCOM, since that ... - Shub-Internet /shuhb' in't*r-net/ n.
[MUD: from
H.
P. Lovecraft's evil fictional deity Shub-Niggurath... - talk mode n.
A feature supported by Unix, ITS, and some
other OSes that allows two or more logged-in users to set up a
real-time on-line conversation.
It combines the immediacy of talking with all the... - telnet: Unable to connect to remote host:
Connection... - leapfrog attack n.
Use of userid and password information
obtained illicitly from one host (e.g.
downloading a file of account IDs and passwords... - leapfrog attack: n. Use of userid and password information
obtained illicitly from one host (e.g.
downloading a file of account IDs and passwords... - FTP /F-T-P/, not /fit'ip/
1. [techspeak] n. The
File Transfer Protocol for transmitting files between systems on
the Internet.
2. vt. To beam a file using the File Transfer Protocol... - ping
[from the submariners' term for a sonar pulse] 1.
n. Slang term for a small network message (ICMP... - glork: /glork/ 1. interj. Term of mild surprise, usually tinged with
outrage,
as when one attempts to save the results of two hours...
From the same category:
- wumpus /wuhm'p*s/ n.
The central monster (and, in many
versions,
the name) of a famous family of very early computer... - spell n.
Syn.
incantation... - sandbox n.
1. (also `sandbox, the') Common term for the R&D
department at many software and computer companies (where hackers
in commercial environments are likely to be found).
Half... - asbestos adj.
[common] Used as a modifier to anything
intended to protect one from flames;
also in other highly flame-suggestive usages. See... - meta bit n.
The top bit of an 8-bit character, which is
on in character values 128-255.
Also called high bit, alt bit, or (rarely) hobbit...
