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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>drop-ins</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="../D.html" title="D"/><link rel="previous" href="drop-on-the-floor.html" title="drop on the floor"/><link rel="next" href="drop-outs.html" title="drop-outs"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">drop-ins</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="drop-on-the-floor.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">D</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="drop-outs.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="drop-ins"/><dt xmlns="" id="drop-ins"><b>drop-ins</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [prob.: by analogy with <a href="drop-outs.html"><i class="glossterm">drop-outs</i></a>] Spurious
characters appearing on a terminal or console as a result of line noise or
a system malfunction of some sort. Esp.: used when these are interspersed
with one's own typed input. Compare <a href="drop-outs.html"><i class="glossterm">drop-outs</i></a>,
sense 2.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="drop-on-the-floor.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../D.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="drop-outs.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">drop on the floor </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> drop-outs</td></tr></table></div></body></html>