blast 1. v.,n.
Synonym for BLT, used esp. for large
data sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of snarf.
Usage: uncommon. The variant `blat' has been reported. 2. vt.
[HP/Apollo] Synonymous with nuke (sense 3). Sometimes the
message Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)?
would appear in the command window upon logout.
Synonym for BLT, used esp. for large
data sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of snarf.
Usage: uncommon. The variant `blat' has been reported. 2. vt.
[HP/Apollo] Synonymous with nuke (sense 3). Sometimes the
message Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)?
would appear in the command window upon logout.
Related:
- blast: 1. vt.,n. Synonym for {BLT}, used esp. for large data
sends over a network or comm line.
Opposite of {snarf}. Usage: uncommon. The variant... - blat n.
1. Syn. blast, sense 1. 2.
See thud... - snarf /snarf/ vt.
1. To grab, esp. to grab a large
document or file for the purpose of using it with or without the
author's permission.
See also BLT. 2. [in the Unix community] To fetch... - snarf: /snarf/ vt. 1. To grab, esp. to grab a large document
or file for the purpose of using it with or without the author's
permission.
See also {BLT}. 2. [in the UNIX community] To fetch... - blit: /blit/ vt. 1. To copy a large array of bits from one part
of a computer's memory to another part,
particularly when the memory is being used to determine... - nuke /n[y]ook/ vt.
[common] 1. To intentionally
delete the entire contents of a given directory or storage volume.
"On Unix, rm -r /usr will nuke everything in the usr... - nuke: /n[y]ook/ vt. 1. To intentionally delete the entire
contents of a given directory or storage volume.
"On UNIX, `rm -r /usr' will nuke everything in the... - ping
[from the submariners' term for a sonar pulse] 1.
n. Slang term for a small network message (ICMP... - download vt.
1. [techspeak] To transfer data or (esp.)
code from a larger `host' system (esp.
a mainframe) over a digital comm link to a smaller...
From the same category:
- cretinous /kret'n-*s/ or /kreet'n-*s/ adj.
Wrong;
stupid; non-functional; very poorly designed. Also... - salt n.
A tiny bit of near-random data inserted where too
much regularity would be undesirable;
a data frob (sense 1). For example, the Unix crypt(3)... - shell [orig. Multics n.
techspeak, widely propagated
via Unix] 1.
[techspeak] The command interpreter used to pass ... - crawling horror n.
Ancient crufty hardware or software that
is kept obstinately alive by forces beyond the control of the
hackers at a site.
Like dusty deck or gonkulator, but connotes... - cube n.
1. [short for `cubicle'] A module in the
open-plan offices used at many programming shops.
"I've got the manuals in my cube." 2. A NeXT machine...
