deep space

n. 1. Describes the notional location of any program that has gone off the
trolley. Esp.: used of programs that just sit there silently grinding long
after either failure or some output is expected. Uh oh. I should have gotten
a prompt ten seconds ago. The program's in deep space somewhere. Compare
buzz , catatonic , hyperspace. 2. The metaphorical location of a human so
dazed and/or confused or caught up in some esoteric form of bogosity that he
or she no longer responds coherently to normal communication. Compare page
out.

