snark

[Lewis Carroll, via the Michigan Terminal System] 1. A system

failure. When a user's process bombed, the operator would get

the message "Help, Help, Snark in MTS!"

2. More generally, any kind of unexplained or threatening

event on a computer (especially if it might be a boojum).

Often used to refer to an event or a log file entry that might

indicate an attempted security violation. See snivitz.

3. UUCP name of snark.thyrsus.com, home site of the Hacker

Jargon File versions 2.*.*.

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