:scram switch: [from the nuclear power industry] n. An
emergency-power-off switch (see {Big Red Switch}), esp. one
positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel. In general,
this is *not* something you {frob} lightly; these often
initiate expensive events (such as Halon dumps) and are installed
in a {dinosaur pen} for use in case of electrical fire or in
case some luckless {field servoid} should put 120 volts across
himself while {Easter egging}. (See also {molly-guard},
{TMRC}.)
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
emergency-power-off switch (see {Big Red Switch}), esp. one
positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel. In general,
this is *not* something you {frob} lightly; these often
initiate expensive events (such as Halon dumps) and are installed
in a {dinosaur pen} for use in case of electrical fire or in
case some luckless {field servoid} should put 120 volts across
himself while {Easter egging}. (See also {molly-guard},
{TMRC}.)
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- cram switch n.
[from the nuclear power industry] An
emergency-power-off switch (see Big Red Switch), esp.
one positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel.... - Big Red Switch: [IBM] n. The power switch on a computer, esp.
he `Emergency Pull' switch on an IBM {mainframe} or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red.... - Big Red Switch n.
[IBM] The power switch on a computer,
esp.
he `Emergency Pull' switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red.... - 120 reset: /wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ [from 120 volts, U.
S. wall voltage] n. To cycle power on a machine in order to reset or unjam it.... - power cycle: vt. (also, `cycle power' or just `cycle') To
power off a machine and then power it on immediately, with the
intention of clearing some kind of {hung} or {gronk}ed
state.
Syn. {120 reset}; see also {Big Red Switch}. Compare {Vulcan nerve pinch}, {bounce} (sense 4), and {boot}, and see the AI Koan in "{A Selection of AI Koans}" (in {Appendix A}) about Tom Knight and the novice.... - TMRC /tmerk'/ n.
The Tech Model Railroad Club at MIT, one
of the wellsprings of hacker culture.
The 1959 "Dictionary of the TMRC Language" compiled by Peter Samson included several terms that became basics of the hackish vocabulary (see esp.... - 120 reset /wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ n.
[from 120 volts,
U.
S. wall voltage] To cycle power on a machine in order to reset or unjam it.... - power cycle vt.
(also, `cycle power' or just `cycle')
To power off a machine and then power it on immediately, with the
intention of clearing some kind of hung or gronked state.
Syn. 120 reset; see also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch, bounce (sense 4), and Some AI Koans" (in Appendix A) about Tom Knight and the novice.... - dinosaur pen: n. A traditional {mainframe} computer room complete with
raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air
conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers.
See {boa}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
