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  • pig, run like a
    v. To run very slowly on given hardware, said of software. Distinct from {hog}.


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    superuser

    [UNIX] n. Syn. root, avatar. This usage has spread to non-UNIX environments; the superuser is any account with all wheel bits on. A more specific term than wheel.