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sunspots |
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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