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finger
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1. n. A program that displays information about a particular user or all
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users logged on the system, or a remote system. Typically shows full name,
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last login time, idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where
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applicable). May also display a plan file left by the user (see also Hacking
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X for Y ). 2. vt. To apply finger to a username. 3. vt. By extension, to
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check a human's current state by any means. Foodp? T! OK, finger Lisa and
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see if she's idle. 4. Any picture (composed of ASCII characters) depicting
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the finger , see See figure 1. Originally a humorous component of one's plan
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file to deter the curious fingerer (sense 2), it has entered the arsenal of
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some flamer s.
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