baud barf

jargon /bawd barf/ The garbage one gets on the displayscreen when using a modem connection with some protocol

setting (especially line speed) incorrect, or when someone

picks up a voice extension on the same line, or when really

bad line noise disrupts the connection. Baud barf is not

completely random, by the way; hackers with a lot of

serial-line experience can usually tell whether the device at

the other end is expecting a higher or lower speed than the

terminal is set to. *Really* experienced ones can identify

particular speeds.

[Jargon File]

(1996-02-22)