dahmum /dah'mum/ n.
[Usenet] The material of which
protracted flame wars, especially those about operating
systems, is composed. Homeomorphic to spam. The term
`dahmum' is derived from the name of a militant OS/2
advocate, and originated when an extensively crossposted
OS/2-versus-Linux debate was fed through Dissociated Press
[Usenet] The material of which
protracted flame wars, especially those about operating
systems, is composed. Homeomorphic to spam. The term
`dahmum' is derived from the name of a militant OS/2
advocate, and originated when an extensively crossposted
OS/2-versus-Linux debate was fed through Dissociated Press
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- exec /eg-zek'/ or /eks'ek/ vt., n.
1. [Unix: from
`execute'] Synonym for chain,
derives from the exec(2) call. 2. [from `executive']... - exec: /eg-zek'/ vt., n. 1. [UNIX: from `execute'] Synonym for
{chain},
derives from the `exec(2)' call. 2. [from `executive']... - spam vt.,vi.,n.
[from "Monty Python's Flying
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To crash a program by overrunning a fixed-size buffer... - wormhole /werm'hohl/ n.
[from the `wormhole'
singularities hypothesized in some versions of General Relativity
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1. [ITS] A derogatory term for
Unix,
derived from Unix weenie. According to one noted ... - MFTL /M-F-T-L/
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1.
adj. Describes a talk on a programming language design... - GCOS:: /jee'kohs/ n. A {quick-and-dirty} {clone} of
System/360 DOS that emerged from GE around 1970;
originally called GECOS (the General Electric Comprehensive... - GCOS /jee'kohs/ n.
A quick-and-dirty clone
of System/360 DOS that emerged from GE around 1970;
originally called GECOS (the General Electric Comprehensive... - larval stage n.
Describes a period of monomaniacal
concentration on coding apparently passed through by all fledgling
hackers.
Common symptoms include the perpetration of more than...
From the same category:
- middle-endian adj.
Not big-endian or
little-endian.
Used of perverse byte orders such as 3-4-1-2 or... - YMMV // cav.
Abbreviation for Your mileage may vary common on Usenet... - feature key n.
[common] The Macintosh key with the
cloverleaf graphic on its keytop;
sometimes referred to as `flower', `pretzel', `clover'... - elevator controller n.
An archetypal dumb embedded-systems
application,
like toaster (which superseded it). During one ... - hosed adj.
Same as down. Used primarily by Unix
hackers.
Humorous: also implies a condition thought to be ...
