(idea) by Jargon Thu Jul 19 2001 at 16:19:08
rusty wire = S = sacred

S/N ratio // n.

(also `s/n ratio', `s:n ratio'). Syn. signal-to-noise ratio. Often abbreviated `SNR'.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

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