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slack
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slack1
1. 
a. a patch of water without current
b. a slackening of a current
2. Prosody (in sprung rhythm) the unstressed syllable or syllables
slack2
small pieces of coal with a high ash content
1.(operating system)slack - Internal fragmentation. Space allocated to a disk file but not actually used to store useful information.
2.(jargon)slack - In the theology of the Church of the SubGenius, a mystical substance or quality that is the prerequisite of all human happiness.

Since Unix files are stored compactly, except for the unavoidable wastage in the last block or fragment, it might be said that "Unix has no slack".

See ha ha only serious.


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Tenner picks up the slack by explaining, for instance, how touch-typing followed the development of the typewriter keyboard and how different types of footwear affect a walker's gait.
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She picks up the slack offensively and defensively when we need her to.
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Unless, of course, a Jari Kurri, Steve Rucchin or a Kevin Todd picks up the slack.
FROM THE FIELD : KARIYA, SELANNE WILL NEED HELP by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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