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plokta
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/plokt@/ , v. [acronym: Press Lots Of Keys To Abort] To press random keys in
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an attempt to get some response from the system. One might plokta when the
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abort procedure for a program is not known, or when trying to figure out if
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the system is just sluggish or really hung. Plokta can also be used while
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trying to figure out any unknown key sequence for a particular operation.
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Someone going into plokta mode usually places both hands flat on the
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keyboard and mashes them down, hoping for some useful response. A slightly
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more directed form of plokta can often be seen in mail messages or Usenet
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articles from new users the text might end with ^X^C q quit :q ^C end x exit
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ZZ ^D ? help as the user vainly tries to find the right exit sequence, with
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the incorrect tries piling up at the end of the message....
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