fepped out
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/fept owt/ The Symbolics 3600 LISP Machine has a Front-End Processor (FEP). When the main processor gets wedged, the FEP takes control of the keyboard and screen. Such a machine is said to have "fepped out" or "dropped into the fep".
[Jargon File]Last updated: 1994-12-01
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fence ♦ fencepost error ♦ fepped out ♦ FEPROM ♦ Fermat prime ♦ Fermat's Last Post
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