Pistol

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The Jargon File

Parts of this article are based on the Jargon File, v. 4.4.7,
a public domain document of hacker jargon.

pistol

Usage: n.
Etymology: IBM
Derivation: IBM

pistol: n.

[IBM] A tool that makes it all too easy for you to shoot yourself in the foot. "Unix rm * makes such a nice pistol!"

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Sources

Source: pistol, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

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