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• line 666: [from Christian eschatological myth] n. The notional line of source at which a program fails for obscure reaso
  implying either that *somebody* is out to get it (when you are the programmer), or that it richly deserves to be so gotten (when you are not)....
• buffer overflow n. What happens when you try to stuff more data into a buffer (holding area) than it can handle.
  This problem is commonly exploited by crackers to get arbitrary commands executed by a program running with root permissions....
• buffer overflow: n. What happens when you try to stuff more data into a buffer (holding area) than it can handle.
  This may be due to a mismatch in the processing rates of the producing and consuming processes (see {overrun} and {firehose syndrome}), or because the buffer is simply too small to hold all the data that must accumulate before a piece of it can be processed....
• pam vt.,vi.,n. [from "Monty Python's Flying Circus"] 1.
  To crash a program by overrunning a fixed-size buffer with excessively large input data....
• bug n. An unwanted and unintended property of a program or piece of hardware, esp.
  one that causes it to malfunction. Antonym of feature....
• What does it take to get a cabdriver's license? I think all you need is a face.
  This seems to be their big qualification. And a name with eight consonants in a row....
• Barium: What you do when somebody dies.
• You may think that Americans have lost their competitive spirit, but watch what happens when a new line is opened at the check-out lane at K-Mart!
  Competition never had a better day or a finer demonstration....
• Furbling, v.: Having to wander through a maze of ropes at an airport or bank even when you are the only person in line.
  -- Rich Hall, "Snigle...