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Browsing page 15 of words meaning computers, electronics, technology (666 words total)
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crash
noun
- a failure of software or an electronic device.
First my browser crashed, then the entire computer crashed.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
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Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
verb - ambitransitive
- of software or an electronic device, to fail.
The video drivers just crashed my system.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
verb - intransitive
- to sleep.
I crashed over at his house last night.
I was so tired after work I just crashed.
She's kind of a sketcher. I can't believe you let her crash at your place.
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Last edited on Sep 23 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
- to live temporarily.
Person A: Do you have your own place yet?
Person B: No, I'm crashing at a friend's place in Midtown for now.
Citation from "You've Got Male", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 9 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 13 2011.
verb - transitive
- to arrive unexpectedly and uninvited, esp. to a social function such as a party or ceremony. Origin: perhaps derived from a vehicular accident ("crash") which is both unexpected and unwanted.
I hate people who crash my party.
- See more words with the same meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude.
Last edited on Oct 14 1998. Submitted by Ryan L. from Washington, DC, USA on Oct 14 1998.
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cred
noun
- "credibility".
He's got a lot of street cred.
Citation from "Dungeons and Wagons", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 5 (2006) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: respect, credibility, reputation.
Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by Noreen T. from Vancouver, BC, Canada on Jul 31 2002.
- "credential". Used frequently in reference to login information for computer-based systems.
I accidentally included my password in a chat session. Could you generate new creds for me?
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Last edited on Dec 04 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 04 2015.
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crippleware
noun - uncountable
- software that has had features disabled to entice people to upgrade to a for-pay or more expensive version.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- lower-priced hardware that has had some part of its capability deliberately disabled to encourage people to purchase a more expensive model.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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cruft
noun - uncountable
- superfluous source code that has yet to be removed.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- in software, layers of poorly written source code that have accumulated over a great length of time.
There's so much cruft that there's no way we're going to be able to implement that feature on schedule.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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crufty
adjective
- of software, poorly built due to the accumulation of code written over a long period of time.
It works decently, but if you crack it open, you can tell it's pretty crufty.
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Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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CTFU
verb
- acronym for "crack the fuck up". That is, to "crack up" (laugh) intensely. See also the fuck.
Person A: <makes a joke>
Person B: ctfu...Ha! I remember that. CTFU.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to laugh.
Last edited on Apr 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 29 2010.
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DAE
interjection
- "does anyone else..." or "does anybody else..."
DAE always sit down to pee?
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Last edited on Jan 24 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 05 2009.
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days
noun - plural
- The U.S. soap opera Days of Our Lives.
Did you see Days yesterday?
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Last edited on Mar 29 2011. Submitted by Laura from USA on Jan 04 2000.
noun - uncountable
- a long time. Generally used either as an exaggeration (that is, "days" is used to express minutes or hours) or as an understatement (used to express months or years). See also minute.
Exaggeration: We got lost and drove for days.
Understatement: I haven't heard this song in days.
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Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by Fitz from CA, USA on Nov 09 1997.
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DB
- a mess, from "dog's breakfast."
He's looking like DB.
Last edited on Apr 20 1999. Submitted by Peter W. from Baton Rouge, LA, USA on Apr 20 1999.
- douche bag.
Last edited on May 01 2009. Submitted by Rusty from Cleveland, OH, USA on May 01 2009.
interjection
- acronym for "drink bleach". A way to tell a person to kill themselves. Currently not well-known, leading to it being used to tell a person to kill themselves without getting banned in chat rooms for bullying.
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Last edited on Jun 17 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 16 2016.
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DC
verb - intransitive
- "disconnect".
Sorry, my internet is crappy so I keep DCing.
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Last edited on Apr 05 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 05 2013.
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