On: [NRL, CMU; Prob. Fr. The Movie "Tron"] V. To Become Inaccessible Except Via Email Or `talk(1)', Especially When One Is Normally Available Via Telephone Or In Person.

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:tron: [NRL, CMU; prob. fr. the movie "Tron"] v. To become
inaccessible except via email or `talk(1)', especially when
one is normally available via telephone or in person. Frequently
used in the past tense, as in: "Ran seems to have tronned on us
this week" or "Gee, Ran, glad you were able to un-tron
yourself". One may also speak of `tron mode'; compare
{spod}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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