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hosed
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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adj. Same as down. Used primarily by Unix hackers. Humorous: also implies a
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condition thought to be relatively easy to reverse. Probably derived from
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the Canadian slang hoser popularized by the Bob and Doug Mackenzie skits on
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SCTV, but this usage predated SCTV by years in hackerdom (it was certainly
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already live at CMU in the 1970s). See hose. It is also widely used of
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people in the mainstream sense of in an extremely unfortunate situation.
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Once upon a time, a Cray that had been experiencing periodic difficulties
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crashed, and it was announced to have been hosed. It was discovered that the
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crash was due to the disconnection of some coolant hoses. The problem was
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corrected, and users were then assured that everything was OK because the
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system had been rehosed. See also dehose.
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