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Favorite computer terms *slang*

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Originally posted by: fLum0x
Originally posted by: randay
float test. throw it off the boat and see if it'll float.

this is the only one i have heard of 🙁

From my military days, we used a similar one - we used to call fubar'd equipment 'anchors' or 'tie downs'.....we had one reel-to-reel recorder (actually the term is used with any equipment in this situation) that was only held on to for parts - 'raped' if you will....it was call the 'hanger queen'.....ie:

"I need a new rear chassis strut for the left motor"
"Go rape the hangar queen"

😛
 
My Favorite is PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair). But I also like H.O.S.E.D. (Hardware Or Software Error Detected).
 
The router went "four paws up"

Very old school term describing a piece of network equipment that is no longer working - normally due to a crash. "four paws up" referrs to what a dog does when it doesn't want to work - rolls over and puts it's paws in the air.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
The router went "four paws up"

Very old school term describing a piece of network equipment that is no longer working - normally due to a crash. "four paws up" referrs to what a dog does when it doesn't want to work - rolls over and puts it's paws in the air.

Tango Uniform
 
A couple of my favorites:

"sh|t the bed" - crashed, hosed, etc.
"PICNIC error" - problem in chair not in computer
 
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
A couple of my favorites:

"sh|t the bed" - crashed, hosed, etc.
"PICNIC error" - problem in chair not in computer

Nice :laugh: Haha I'll have to use that.
 
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