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  • nethack
    /net'hak/ [UNIX] n. A dungeon game similar to {rogue} but more elaborate, distributed in C source over {USENET} and very popular at UNIX sites... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


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    go root

    [UNIX] vi. To temporarily enter root mode in order to perform a privileged operation. This use is deprecated in Australia, where v. `root' refers to animal sex.