baud = B = baz

baud barf /bawd barf/ n.

The garbage one gets on a terminal (or terminal emulator) when using a modem connection with some protocol setting (esp. line speed) incorrect, or when someone picks up a voice extension on the same line, or when really bad line noise disrupts the connection. Baud barf is not completely random, by the way; hackers with a lot of serial-line experience can usually tell whether the device at the other end is expecting a higher or lower speed than the terminal is set to. Really experienced ones can identify particular speeds.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, this entry manually entered by rootbeer277.

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