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plokta
plokta/plok't*/ Press Lots Of Keys To Abort. To press random keysin an attempt to get some response from the system. One mightplokta when the abort procedure for a program is not known, orwhen trying to figure out if the system is just sluggish orreally hung. Plokta can also be used while trying to figureout any unknown key sequence for a particular operation.Someone going into "plokta mode" usually places both handsflat on the keyboard and mashes them down, hoping for someuseful response.
A slightly more directed form of plokta can often be seen inmail messages or Usenet articles from new users - the textmight end with
^X^Cqquit:q^CendxexitZZ^D?help
as the user vainly tries to find the right exit sequence, withthe incorrect tries piling up at the end of the message.PLOKTA
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PLOKTA➣Press Lots of Keys to Abort | PLOKTA➣Press Lots Of Keys To Accept |
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