:hop: 1. n. One file transmission in a series required to get a
file from point A to point B on a store-and-forward network. On
such networks (including {UUCPNET} and {FidoNet}), an
important inter-machine metric is the number of hops in the
shortest path between them, which can be more significant than
their geographical separation. See {bang path}. 2. v. To log in
to a remote machine, esp. via rlogin or telnet. "I'll hop over to
foovax to FTP that."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
file from point A to point B on a store-and-forward network. On
such networks (including {UUCPNET} and {FidoNet}), an
important inter-machine metric is the number of hops in the
shortest path between them, which can be more significant than
their geographical separation. See {bang path}. 2. v. To log in
to a remote machine, esp. via rlogin or telnet. "I'll hop over to
foovax to FTP that."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- hop
1. n. [common] One file transmission in a series
required to get a file from point A to point B on a
store-and-forward network.
On such networks (including UUCPNET and FidoNet)... - bang path: n. An old-style UUCP electronic-mail address specifying
hops to get from some assumed-reachable location to the addressee,
so called because each {hop} is signified by a {bang}... - UUCPNET: n. The store-and-forward network consisting of all the
world's connected UNIX machines (and others running some clone of
the UUCP (UNIX-to-UNIX CoPy) software).
Any machine reachable only via a {bang path} is... - bang path n.
[now historical] An old-style UUCP
electronic-mail address specifying hops to get from some
assumed-reachable location to the addressee,
so called because each hop is signified by a bang... - UUCPNET n. obs.
The store-and-forward network consisting of all
the world's connected Unix machines (and others running some clone
of the UUCP (Unix-to-Unix CoPy) software).
Any machine reachable only via a bang path is on... - network, the: n. 1. The union of all the major noncommercial,
academic, and hacker-oriented networks, such as Internet... - plingnet: /pling'net/ n. Syn. {UUCPNET}. Also see
{{Commonwealth Hackish}},
which uses `pling' for {bang} (as in {bang path})... - File Request: [FidoNet] 1. n. The {FidoNet} equivalent of
{FTP},
in which one BBS system automatically dials another... - domainist: /doh-mayn'ist/ adj. 1. Said of an {{Internet
address}} (as opposed to a {bang path}) because the part to the
right of the `@' specifies a nested series of `domains';
for example, esr@snark.thyrsus.com specifies the machine...
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-- S.
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