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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>boat anchor</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="../B.html" title="B"/><link rel="previous" href="board.html" title="board"/><link rel="next" href="bob.html" title="bob"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">boat anchor</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="board.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">B</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="bob.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="boat-anchor"/><dt xmlns="" id="boat-anchor"><b>boat anchor</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [common; from ham radio] </p></dd><dd><p> 1. Like <a href="../D/doorstop.html"><i class="glossterm">doorstop</i></a> but more severe; implies
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that the offending hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. “<span class="quote">That
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was a working motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat
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anchor!</span>” </p></dd><dd><p> 2. A person who just takes up space. </p></dd><dd><p> 3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an
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old, bulky, quirky system; originally a term of annoyance, but became
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more and more affectionate as the hardware became more and more
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obsolete.</p></dd><dd><p>Auctioneers use this term for a large, undesirable object such as a
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washing machine; actual boating enthusiasts, however, use “<span class="quote">mooring
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anchor</span>” for frustrating (not actually useless) equipment.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="board.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../B.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="bob.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">board </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> bob</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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