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snark

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snark
elusive imaginary animal. [Br. Lit.: The Hunting of the Snark]
See : Quarry
snark - [Lewis Carroll, via the Michigan Terminal System] 1. A system failure. When a user's process bombed, the operator would get the message "Help, Help, Snark in MTS!"

2. More generally, any kind of unexplained or threatening event on a computer (especially if it might be a boojum). Often used to refer to an event or a log file entry that might indicate an attempted security violation. See snivitz.

3. UUCP name of snark.thyrsus.com, home site of the Hacker Jargon File versions 2.*.*.


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The Beaver, who happened to hear the remark, Protested, with tears in its eyes, That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark Could atone for that dismal surprise!
The Hunting of the Snark by Carroll, Lewis View in context
When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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