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ding n.,vi. 1. Synonym for feep. Usage: rare among hackers, but commoner in the Real World.
2. `dinged'...
dink /dink/ adj. Said of a machine that has the bitty box nature
a machine too small to be worth bothering wi sometimes the system you're currently forced to work on....
dinosaur n. 1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special power.
Used especially of old minis and mainframes, in contrast with newer microprocessor-based machines....
dinosaur pen n. A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers.
dinosaurs mating n. Said to occur when yet another big iron merger or buyout occu
dirtball n. [XEROX PARC] A small, perhaps struggling outside
ot in the major or even the minor leagues. For example, "Xerox is not a dirtball company"....
dirty power n. Electrical mains voltage that is unfriendly to the delicate innards of computers.
Spikes, drop-outs, average voltage significantly higher or lower than nominal, or just pla...
disclaimer n.
Discordianism /dis-kor'di-*n-ism/ n. The veneration of Eris, a.
k.a. Discordia; widely popular among hackers....
disk farm n. (also laundromat) A large room or rooms filled with disk drives (esp.
washing machines)....

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