casters-up mode n.
[IBM, prob. fr. slang belly up] Yet
another synonym for `broken' or `down'. Usually connotes a
major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is `down'
may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed,
whereas one which is `casters up' is usually a good excuse to
take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for
fixing it).
[IBM, prob. fr. slang belly up] Yet
another synonym for `broken' or `down'. Usually connotes a
major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is `down'
may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed,
whereas one which is `casters up' is usually a good excuse to
take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for
fixing it).
Related:
- casters-up mode: [IBM, prob. fr. slang belly up] n.
Yet another synonym for `broken' or `down'. Usually... - boot v.,n.
[techspeak; from `by one's bootstraps'] To
load and initialize the operating system on a machine.
This usage is no longer jargon (having passed into... - die v.
Syn. crash. Unlike crash, which is used
primarily of hardware,
this verb is used of both hardware and software... - die: v. Syn. {crash}. Unlike {crash}, which is used
primarily of hardware,
this verb is used of both hardware and software... - Helen Keller mode: n. 1. State of a hardware or software system
that is deaf,
dumb, and blind, i.e., accepting no input and generating... - crash
1. n. A sudden, usually drastic failure. Most often
said of the system (q.v.
sense 1), esp. of magnetic disk drives (the term... - demo mode n.
1. [Sun] The state of being heads down
in order to finish code in time for a demo,
usually due yesterday. 2. A mode in which video... - demo mode: [Sun] n. 1. The state of being {heads down} in order
to finish code in time for a {demo},
usually due yesterday. 2. A mode in which video... - down
1. adj. Not operating. "The up escalator is down"
is considered a humorous thing to say (unless of course you were
expecting to use it),
and "The elevator is down" always means "The elevator...
From the same category:
- rip v.
1. To extract the digital representation of a
piece of music from an audio CD.
Software that does this is often called a "CD ripper"... - toast 1. n.
Any completely inoperable system or component,
esp. one that has just crashed and burned: "Uh, oh... - Green Book n.
1. One of the three standard PostScript
references:
"PostScript Language Program Design", bylined `Adobe... - system n.
1. The supervisor program or OS on a computer.
2. The entire computer system, including input/output... - lion food n.
[IBM] Middle management or HQ staff (or,
by extension, administrative drones in general)...
