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• 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 plain noise can all cause problems of varying subtlety and severity (these are collectively known as power hits)....
• drop-outs: n. 1. A variety of `power glitch' (see {glitch})
  momentary 0 voltage on the electrical mains. 2....
• drop-outs n. 1. A variety of `power glitch' (see glitch)
  momentary 0 voltage on the electrical mains. 2....
• power hit: n. A spike or drop-out in the electricity supplying your machine
  a power {glitch}. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to your machine(s)....
• 120 reset: /wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ [from 120 volts, U.
  S. wall voltage] n. To cycle power on a machine in order to reset or unjam it....
• drop-ins: [prob. by analogy with {drop-outs}] n. Spurious characters appearing on a terminal or console as a result of line noise or a system malfunction of some sort.
  Esp. used when these are interspersed with one's own typed input....
• power hit n. A spike or drop-out in the electricity supplying your machine
  a power glitch. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to your machine(s)....
• Rhythmic variations in the voltage reaching the power supply.
• fried: adj. 1. Non-working due to hardware failure
  burnt out. Especially used of hardware brought down by a `power glitch' (see {glitch}), {drop-outs}, a short, or some other electrical event....