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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>kick</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="../K.html" title="K"/><link rel="previous" href="kibozo.html" title="kibozo"/><link rel="next" href="kill-file.html" title="kill file"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">kick</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="kibozo.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">K</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="kill-file.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="kick"/><dt xmlns="" id="kick"><b>kick</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">v.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a
<a href="../I/IRC.html"><i class="glossterm">IRC</i></a> channel, an option only available to channel
ops. This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme
<a href="../F/flamage.html"><i class="glossterm">flamage</i></a> or <a href="../F/flood.html"><i class="glossterm">flood</i></a>ing, but
sometimes used at the <a href="../C/CHOP.html"><i class="glossterm">CHOP</i></a>'s whim. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. To reboot a machine or kill a running process. &#8220;<span class="quote">The
server's down, let me go kick it.</span>&#8221;</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="kibozo.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../K.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="kill-file.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">kibozo<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>kill file</td></tr></table></div></body></html>