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gronk |
2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: gronk /gronk/ vt [popularized by Johnny Hart's comic strip "B.C." but the word apparently predates that] 1. To clear the state of a wedged device and restart it More severe than `to {frob}' (sense 2). 2. [TMRC] To cut, sever, smash, or similarly disable. 3. The sound made by many 3.5-inch diskette drives. In particular, the microfloppies on a Commodore Amiga go "grink, gronk". From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: gronk /gronk/ Popularised by Johnny Hart's comic strip "B.C." but the word apparently predates that 1. To clear the state of a {wedged} device and restart it More severe than "to {frob}" (sense 2). 2. [TMRC] To cut, sever, smash, or similarly disable. 3. The sound made by many 3.5-inch diskette drives. In particular, the microfloppies on a Commodore {Amiga} go "grink, gronk". [{Jargon File}]
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