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• S/N ratio // n. (also `s/n ratio', `s:n ratio').
  Syn. signal-to-noise ratio. Often abbreviated `SNR'....
• ignal-to-noise ratio: [from analog electronics] n.
  Used by hackers in a generalization of its technical meaning....
• ignal-to-noise ratio [from analog electronics] n. Used by hackers in a generalization of its technical meaning.
  `Signal' refers to useful information conveyed by some communications medium, and `noise' to anything else on that medium....
• His signal-to-noise ratio is epsilon.
• Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!: [USENET] prov.
  Since {USENET} first got off the ground in 1980--81, it has grown exponentially, approximately doubling in size every year....
• leaf site: n. A machine that merely originates and reads USENET news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic.
  Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks....
• kulker: n. Syn. {prowler}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• etsplit: n. Syn. {netburp}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted! prov. [Usenet] Since Usenet first got off the ground in 1980-81, it has grown exponentially, approximately doubling in size every year.
  On the other hand, most people feel the signal-to-noise ratio of Usenet has dropped steadily....