defenestration n.
[mythically from a traditional Czech
assasination method, via SF fandom] 1. Proper karmic retribution
for an incorrigible punster. "Oh, ghod, that was awful!"
"Quick! Defenestrate him!" 2. The act of exiting a window system
in order to get better response time from a full-screen program.
This comes from the dictionary meaning of `defenestrate', which
is to throw something out a window. 3. The act of discarding
something under the assumption that it will improve matters. "I
don't have any disk space left." "Well, why don't you
defenestrate that 100 megs worth of old core dumps?" 4. Under a
GUI, the act of dragging something out of a window (onto the
screen). "Next, defenestrate the MugWump icon." 5. The act of
completely removing Micro$oft Windows from a PC in favor of a
better OS (typically Linux).
[mythically from a traditional Czech
assasination method, via SF fandom] 1. Proper karmic retribution
for an incorrigible punster. "Oh, ghod, that was awful!"
"Quick! Defenestrate him!" 2. The act of exiting a window system
in order to get better response time from a full-screen program.
This comes from the dictionary meaning of `defenestrate', which
is to throw something out a window. 3. The act of discarding
something under the assumption that it will improve matters. "I
don't have any disk space left." "Well, why don't you
defenestrate that 100 megs worth of old core dumps?" 4. Under a
GUI, the act of dragging something out of a window (onto the
screen). "Next, defenestrate the MugWump icon." 5. The act of
completely removing Micro$oft Windows from a PC in favor of a
better OS (typically Linux).
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