:fork bomb: [UNIX] n. A particular species of {wabbit} that can
be written in one line of C (`main() {for(;;)fork();}') or shell
(`$0 & $0 &') on any UNIX system, or occasionally created by an
egregious coding bug. A fork bomb process `explodes' by
recursively spawning copies of itself (using the UNIX system call
`fork(2)'). Eventually it eats all the process table entries
and effectively wedges the system. Fortunately, fork bombs are
relatively easy to spot and kill, so creating one deliberately
seldom accomplishes more than to bring the just wrath of the gods
down upon the perpetrator. See also {logic bomb}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
be written in one line of C (`main() {for(;;)fork();}') or shell
(`$0 & $0 &') on any UNIX system, or occasionally created by an
egregious coding bug. A fork bomb process `explodes' by
recursively spawning copies of itself (using the UNIX system call
`fork(2)'). Eventually it eats all the process table entries
and effectively wedges the system. Fortunately, fork bombs are
relatively easy to spot and kill, so creating one deliberately
seldom accomplishes more than to bring the just wrath of the gods
down upon the perpetrator. See also {logic bomb}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- fork bomb n.
[Unix] A particular species of wabbit
that can be written in one line of C (main()
{for(;
)fork();}) or shell ($0 & $0 &) on any Unix... - rabbit job: [Cambridge] n. A batch job that does little,
if any, real work, but creates one or more copies... - wabbit: /wab'it/ [almost certainly from Elmer Fudd's immortal
line "You wascawwy wabbit!"] n.
1. A legendary early hack reported on a System/360... - forked: [UNIX; prob. influenced by a mainstream expletive] adj.
Terminally slow, or dead. Originated when one system... - replicator: n. Any construct that acts to produce copies of
itself;
this could be a living organism, an idea (see {meme})... - forked adj.
[Unix; prob. influenced by a mainstream
expletive] Terminally slow,
or dead. Originated when one system was slowed... - unixism: n. A piece of code or a coding technique that depends on
the protected multi-tasking environment with relatively low
process-spawn overhead that exists on virtual-memory UNIX systems.
Common {unixism}s include: gratuitous use of `fork(2)'... - rabbit job n.
[Cambridge] A batch job that does little,
if any, real work, but creates one or more copies... - wabbit /wab'it/ n.
[almost certainly from Elmer Fudd's
immortal line "You wascawwy wabbit!"] 1.
A legendary early hack reported on a System/360...
From the same category:
- PROGRESS:
Medieval man thought disease was caused by invisible demons
invading the body and taking possession of it.
Modern man knows disease is caused by microscopic bacteria... - Procrastination shortens the job and places the
responsibility for its termination on someone else (i.e.
the authority who imposed the deadline). -- First... - Reuse
using an existing product in a new context; especially as applied
to proposals,
resumes, disclaimers and excuses -- Glossary of Software... - Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.
--
Horace Greeley (1811... - A person who has both feet planted firmly
in the air
can be safely called a liberal...
