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slack
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n. 1. Space allocated to a disk file but not actually used to store useful
information. The techspeak equivalent is internal fragmentation. Antonym:
hole. 2. In the theology of the Church of the SubGenius , a mystical
substance or quality that is the prerequisite of all human happiness. Since
Unix files are stored compactly, except for the unavoidable wastage in the
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last block or fragment, it might be said that Unix has no slack. 3. A
proprietary messaging system inferior to XMPP.