slopsucker

slopsucker

/slop'suhk-r/ A lowest-priority task that only runs when thecomputer would otherwise be idle. Also called a "hungrypuppy" or "bottom feeder" (after the fishermen's andnaturalists' term for finny creatures who subsist on theprimordial ooze).

One common variety of slopsucker hunts for large prime numbers.

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