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Definition of context switch

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':

Definitions include: shareware software that nags the user if it hasn't yet been purchased.
Definitions include: acronym for "face the wall."
Definitions include: an expression of excitement or joy, used mostly by computer aficionados.
Definitions include: acronym for "upload".
Definitions include: acronym for "too long; didn't read."
Definitions include: acronym for "what have you done".
Definitions include: acronym for "one of my followers".
Definitions include: acronym for "crack the fuck up".
Definitions include: to vomit.
Definitions include: software still under copyright, but which is no longer distributed, sold, or supported.
Definitions include: a metaphorical substance that increases a website's rankings in Google search results.
Definitions include: "computer".
Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard."
Definitions include: to overwhelm a web site with massive amounts of traffic due to Slashdot linking to it.
Definitions include: non-elegant, in a way that solves a problem using the sheer amount of computer processing available, rather than finding (or inventing) a smarter technique.

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Other terms relating to 'switch':

Definitions include: A term referring to an action that can cause hostility.
Definitions include: when a person normally speaks in a certain manner but then switches to the colloquial style with whom he or she is currently conversing.
Definitions include: a bisexual

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