forked
<jargon>
(Unix; probably after "fucked") Terminally slow, or dead. Originated when one system was slowed to a snail's pace by an inadvertent fork bomb.
[Jargon File]Last updated: 1994-12-14
Nearby terms:
Foresight ♦ for free ♦ fork ♦ fork bomb ♦ forked ♦ for loop ♦ FORM ♦ FORMAC ♦ FORMAL
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