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prowler |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prowler \Prowl"er\, n. One that prowls. --Thomson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prowler n : someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions [syn: {sneak}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: prowler n. [Unix] A {daemon} that is run periodically (typically once a week) to seek out and erase {core} files, truncate administrative logfiles nuke `lost+found' directories, and otherwise clean up the {cruft} that tends to pile up in the corners of a file system. See also {GFR}, {reaper}, {skulker}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: prowler ({Unix}) A {daemon} that is run periodically (typically once a week) to seek out and erase {core} files, truncate administrative logfiles nuke "lost+found" directories, and otherwise clean up the {cruft} that tends to pile up in the corners of a file system. See also {GFR}, {reaper}, {skulker}. (1995-02-14)
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