Drop-ins

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drop-ins
Usage: n.
Derivation: Prob.: by analogy with drop-outs


drop-ins: n.

[prob.: by analogy with drop-outs] 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 drop-outs, sense 2.

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Source: drop-ins, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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