Drop-ins N.
[prob. By Analogy With Drop-outs]
Spurious Characters Appearing On A Terminal Or Console As A Result
Of Line Noise Or A System Malfunction Of Some Sort.
[prob. by analogy with drop-outs]
Spurious characters appearing on a terminal or console as a result
of line noise or a system malfunction of some sort. Esp. used
when these are interspersed with one's own typed input. Compare
drop-outs, sense 2.