virgin adj.
Unused; pristine; in a known initial state.
"Let's bring up a virgin system and see if it crashes again."
(Esp. useful after contracting a virus through SEX.)
Also, by extension, buffers and the like within a program that have
not yet been used.
Unused; pristine; in a known initial state.
"Let's bring up a virgin system and see if it crashes again."
(Esp. useful after contracting a virus through SEX.)
Also, by extension, buffers and the like within a program that have
not yet been used.
Related:
- virgin: adj. Unused; pristine; in a known initial state.
"Let's bring up a virgin system and see if it crashes... - elephantine: adj. Used of programs or systems that are both
conspicuous {hog}s (owing perhaps to poor design founded on
{brute force and ignorance}) and exceedingly {hairy} in source
form.
An elephantine program may be functional and even friendly... - brain dump n.
[common] The act of telling someone
everything one knows about a particular topic or project.
Typically used when someone is going to let a new party... - brain dump: n. The act of telling someone everything one knows
about a particular topic or project.
Typically used when someone is going to let a new... - hung adj.
[from `hung up'; common] Equivalent to
wedged,
but more common at Unix/C sites. Not generally used... - wedged: adj. 1. To be stuck, incapable of proceeding without
help.
This is different from having crashed. If the system... - wedged adj.
1. To be stuck, incapable of proceeding
without help.
This is different from having crashed. If the system... - pathological adj.
1. [scientific computation] Used of a
data set that is grossly atypical of normal expected input,
esp. one that exposes a weakness or bug in whatever... - Unix conspiracy n.
[ITS] According to a conspiracy theory
long popular among ITS and TOPS-20 fans,
Unix's growth is the result of a plot, hatched during...
