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chiclet keyboard n. A keyboard with a small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys that look like pieces of chewing gum.
(Chiclets is the brand name of a variety of ch...
Chinese Army technique n. Syn. Mongolian Hordes technique.
choad /chohd/ n. Synonym for `penis' used in alt.
asteless and popularized by the denizens thereof. They say...
choke v. 1. [common] To reject input, often ungracefully.
NULs make System V's lpr(1) choke." "I tried building an EMACS binary to use X, but cpp(1) choked on all those #defines....
chomp vi. 1. To lose; specifically, to chew on something of which more was bitten off than one can.
Probably related to gnashing of teeth. 2. To bite the bag; See bagbiter. A hand gesture...
chomper n. Someone or something that is chomping; a loser. See loser, bagbiter, chomp.
CHOP /chop/ n. [IRC] See channel op.
Christmas tree n. A kind of RS-232 line tester or breakout box featuring rows of blinking red and green LEDs suggestive of Christmas lights.
Christmas tree packet n. A packet with every single option set for whatever protocol is in use.
See kamikaze packet, Godzillagram....
chrome n. [from automotive slang via wargaming] Showy features added to attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system.
The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, ...

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