:orphaned i-node: /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [UNIX] n. 1. [techspeak] A
file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories
of a filesystem. 2. By extension, a pejorative for any person no
longer serving a useful function within some organization, esp.
{lion food} without subordinates.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories
of a filesystem. 2. By extension, a pejorative for any person no
longer serving a useful function within some organization, esp.
{lion food} without subordinates.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- orphaned i-node /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ n.
[Unix]
1
[techspeak] A file that retains storage but no longer... - EOF: /E-O-F/ [abbreviation, `End Of File'] n. 1. [techspeak] The
{out-of-band} value returned by C's sequential character-input
functions (and their equivalents in other environments) when end of
file has been reached
This value is -1 under C libraries postdating V6... - raw mode: n. A mode that allows a program to transfer bits
directly to or from an I/O device (or
under {bogus} systems that make a distinction, a... - overrun: n. 1. [techspeak] Term for a frequent consequence of data
arriving faster than it can be consumed
esp. in serial line communications. For example... - deep space: n. 1. Describes the notional location of any program
that has gone {off the trolley}
Esp. used of programs that just sit there silently... - cat: [from `catenate' via {{UNIX}} `cat(1)'] vt.
1
[techspeak] To spew an entire file to the screen or... - root: [UNIX] n. 1. The {superuser} account (with user name
`root') that ignores permission bits
user number 0 on a UNIX system. The term {avatar}... - toaster: n. 1. The archetypal really stupid application for an
embedded microprocessor controller
often used in comments that imply that a scheme... - core dump: n. [common {Iron Age} jargon, preserved by UNIX]
1
[techspeak] A copy of the contents of {core}, produced...
