:gonkulator: /gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ [from the old "Hogan's Heroes" TV
series] n. A pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves no
useful purpose. Usually used to describe one's least favorite
piece of computer hardware. See {gonk}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
series] n. A pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves no
useful purpose. Usually used to describe one's least favorite
piece of computer hardware. See {gonk}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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[common; from the 1960s
"Hogan's Heroes" TV series] A pretentious piece of equipment
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Today we have, especially, `print engine': the guts... - blivet: /bliv'*t/ [allegedly from a World War II military term
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- Bob... - oW/;*a*=CRg <---
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