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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>gilley</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../G.html" title="G"/><link rel="previous" href="GIGO.html" title="GIGO"/><link rel="next" href="gillion.html" title="gillion"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">gilley</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="GIGO.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">G</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="gillion.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="gilley"/><dt xmlns="" id="gilley"><b>gilley</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Usenet] The unit of analogical <a href="../B/bogosity.html"><i class="glossterm">bogosity</i></a>.
According to its originator, the standard for one gilley was &#8220;<span class="quote">the act
of bogotoficiously comparing the shutting down of 1000 machines for a day
with the killing of one person</span>&#8221;. The milligilley has been found to
suffice for most normal conversational exchanges.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="GIGO.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../G.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="gillion.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">GIGO<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>gillion</td></tr></table></div></body></html>