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snark
snark S5552550 (snärk)n. Slang 1. A snide, sarcastic, or disrespectful attitude: "On the issue of mainstream monotheistic religions and the irrationality behind many of religion's core tenets, scientists often set aside their skewers, their snark, and their impatient demand for proof, and instead don the calming cardigan of a kiddie-show host on public TV" (Natalie Angier).2. Commentary expressing such an attitude: "He must now endure days of media scrutiny, schadenfreude from his rivals and an overflow of social media scorn, snark and satire" (Alessandra Stanley). [Back-formation from snarky.] snark v.snark (snɑːk) n1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an imaginary creature in Lewis Carroll's poetry2. (Poetry) an imaginary creature in Lewis Carroll's poetrysnark - A blend of snake and shark by Lewis Carroll, it is a synonym for "snore" or "snort."See also related terms for snake.snark
snark[Lewis Carroll, via the Michigan Terminal System] 1. A systemfailure. When a user's process bombed, the operator would getthe message "Help, Help, Snark in MTS!"
2. More generally, any kind of unexplained or threateningevent on a computer (especially if it might be a boojum).Often used to refer to an event or a log file entry that mightindicate an attempted security violation. See snivitz.
3. UUCP name of snark.thyrsus.com, home site of the HackerJargon File versions 2.*.*.snarkelusive imaginary animal. [Br. Lit.: The Hunting of the Snark]See: QuarrySNARK
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SNARK➣SRI's (Stanford Research Institute's) New Automated Reasoning Kit (SRI International) |
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