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    vi. To explore public portions of a large system, esp. a network such as Internet via {FTP} or {TELNET}, looking for interesting stuff to... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


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    raw mode

    n. A mode that allows a program to transfer bits directly to or from an I/O device (or, under bogus systems which make a distinction, a disk file) without any processing, abstraction, or interpretation by the operating system. Compare rare mode, cooked mode. This is techspeak under UNIX, jargon elsewhere.