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borf

 

  1  definition  found 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  borf 
 
    To  uncerimoniously  disconnect  someone  from  a  system 
  without  prior  warning.  {BBS}  {Sysops}  routinely  borf"  pest 
  users  by  turning  off  the  modem  or  by  hitting  the  "auto-borf" 
  key  sequence. 
 
  You  can  also  be  borfed"  by  software  dropping  {carrier}  due  to 
  a  {bug}. 
 
  The  origin  of  the  term  is  unknown  but  it  has  been  in  use  since 
  at  least  1982. 
 
  (1997-03-21)