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itename /si:t'naym/ n. [Unix/Internet] The unique electronic name of a computer system, used to identify it in UUCP mail, Usenet, or other forms of electronic information interchange.
Th...
krog v. Syn. scrog.
kulker n. Syn. prowler.
lab [Apple] 1. n. A continuous horizontal line of pixels, all with the same color.
2. vi. To paint a slab on an output device....
lack n. 1. Space allocated to a disk file but not actually used to store useful information.
The techspeak equivalent is `internal fragmentation'....
lap on the side n. (also called a sidecar, or abbreviated `SOTS'.
) A type of external expansion hardware marketed by computer manufacturers (e....
lash n. Common name for the slant (`/', ASCII 0101111) character.
See ASCII for other synonyms....
lashdot effect n. 1. Also spelled "/. effec
leep vi. 1. [techspeak] To relinquish a claim (of a process on a multitasking system) for service
o indicate to the scheduler that a process may be deactivated until some given event oc...
lim n. A small, derivative change (e.g., to code).

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