:blast: 1. vt.,n. Synonym for {BLT}, used esp. for large data
sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of {snarf}. Usage:
uncommon. The variant `blat' has been reported. 2. vt.
[HP/Apollo] Synonymous with {nuke} (sense 3). Sometimes the
message `Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)?' would
appear in the command window upon logout.
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sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of {snarf}. Usage:
uncommon. The variant `blat' has been reported. 2. vt.
[HP/Apollo] Synonymous with {nuke} (sense 3). Sometimes the
message `Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)?' would
appear in the command window upon logout.
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Related:
- blast 1. v.,n.
Synonym for BLT, used esp. for large
data sends over a network or comm line.
Opposite of snarf. Usage: uncommon. The variant... - snarf: /snarf/ vt. 1. To grab, esp. to grab a large document
or file for the purpose of using it with or without the author's
permission.
See also {BLT}. 2. [in the UNIX community] To fetch... - blit: /blit/ vt. 1. To copy a large array of bits from one part
of a computer's memory to another part,
particularly when the memory is being used to determine... - nuke: /n[y]ook/ vt. 1. To intentionally delete the entire
contents of a given directory or storage volume.
"On UNIX, `rm -r /usr' will nuke everything in the... - snarf /snarf/ vt.
1. To grab, esp. to grab a large
document or file for the purpose of using it with or without the
author's permission.
See also BLT. 2. [in the Unix community] To fetch... - blat n.
1. Syn. blast, sense 1. 2.
See thud... - board: n. 1. In-context synonym for {bboard}; sometimes used
even for USENET newsgroups (but see usage note under {bboard},
sense 1). 2. An electronic circuit board. -- The... - beam: [from Star Trek Classic's "Beam me up, Scotty!"] vt.
To transfer {softcopy} of a file electronically... - exec: /eg-zek'/ vt., n. 1. [UNIX: from `execute'] Synonym for
{chain},
derives from the `exec(2)' call. 2. [from `executive']...
