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    n. Old-time hacker David Cargill's theory on the causation of computer glitches. Your typical electric utility draws its line current out of the... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


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    short card

    n. A half-length IBM PC expansion card or adapter that will fit in one of the two short slots located towards the right rear of a standard chassis (tucked behind the floppy disk drives). See also tall card.