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scrool
/skrool/ , n. [from the pioneering Roundtable chat system in Houston ca.: 1984; prob.: originated as a typo for scroll ] The log of old messages, available for later perusal or to help one get back in synch with the conversation. It was originally called the scrool monster , because an early version of the roundtable software had a bug where it would dump all 8K of scrool on a user's terminal.