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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hamster \Ham"ster\, n. [G. hamster.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European rodent ({Cricetus frumentarius}). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hamster n : short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: hamster n. 1. [Fairchild] A particularly slick little piece of code that does one thing well a small self-contained hack. The image is of a hamster {happily} spinning its exercise wheel. 2. A tailless mouse; that is one with an infrared link to a receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable. 3. [UK] Any item of hardware made by Amstrad a company famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: hamster 1. ({Fairchild}) A particularly slick little piece of code that does one thing well a small self-contained hack. The image is of a hamster {happily} spinning its exercise wheel. 2. A tailless mouse; that is one with an infrared link to a receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable. 3. UK Any item of hardware made by {Amstrad}, a company famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-16)
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