forked
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forked
(Unix; probably after "fucked") Terminally slow, or dead.
Originated when one system was slowed to a snail's pace by an
inadvertent fork bomb.
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forked version
Program source code that differs from a main body of code. At some point in time, the code was modified to produce a different product (the forked version). Forked versions are common in open source projects because open source licenses allow the code to be modified. See hard fork, fork and open source.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.