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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  sunspots  n.  1.  Notional  cause  of  an  odd  error.  "Why  did  the 
  program  suddenly  turn  the  screen  blue?"  "Sunspots,  I  guess."  2. 
  Also  the  cause  of  {bit  rot}  --  from  the  myth  that  sunspots  will  increase 
  {cosmic  rays},  which  can  flip  single  bits  in  memory.  See  also  {phase 
  of  the  moon}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  sunspots 
 
  1.  Notional  cause  of  an  odd  error.  "Why  did  the  program 
  suddenly  turn  the  screen  blue?"  "Sunspots,  I  guess." 
 
  2.  Also  the  cause  of  {bit  rot}  -  from  the  myth  that  sunspots 
  will  increase  {cosmic  rays},  which  can  flip  single  bits  in 
  memory.  See  also  {phase  of  the  moon}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
 




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