:gronked: adj. 1. Broken. "The teletype scanner was gronked, so
we took the system down." 2. Of people, the condition of feeling
very tired or (less commonly) sick. "I've been chasing that bug
for 17 hours now and I am thoroughly gronked!" Compare
{broken}, which means about the same as {gronk} used of
hardware, but connotes depression or mental/emotional problems in
people.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
we took the system down." 2. Of people, the condition of feeling
very tired or (less commonly) sick. "I've been chasing that bug
for 17 hours now and I am thoroughly gronked!" Compare
{broken}, which means about the same as {gronk} used of
hardware, but connotes depression or mental/emotional problems in
people.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- gronked adj.
1. Broken. "The teletype scanner was
gronked,
so we took the system down." 2. Of people, the condition... - broken: adj. 1. Not working properly (of programs).
2. Behaving strangely; especially (when used of... - broken adj.
1. Not working properly (of programs).
2. Behaving strangely; especially (when used of people)... - fried: adj. 1. Non-working due to hardware failure;
burnt out. Especially used of hardware brought down... - copybroke: /kop'ee-brohk/ adj. 1. [play on `copyright'] Used
to describe an instance of a copy-protected program that has been
`broken';
that is, a copy with the copy-protection scheme ... - pathological: adj. 1. [scientific computation] Used of a data set
that is grossly atypical of normal expected input,
esp. one that exposes a weakness or bug in whatever... - gronk out: vi. To cease functioning. Of people, to go home and go
to sleep.
"I guess I'll gronk out now; see you all tomorrow."... - firefighting: n. 1. What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden
operational problems.
An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new... - noddy: /nod'ee/ [UK: from the children's books] adj.
1. Small and un-useful, but demonstrating a point....
