snarf down
= S =
sneaker
snark n.
[Lewis Carroll, via the Michigan Terminal
System] 1. A system failure. When a user's process bombed, the
operator would get the message "Help, Help, Snark in MTS!"
2. More generally, any kind of unexplained or threatening event on
a computer (especially if it might be a boojum). Often used to
refer to an event or a log file entry that might indicate an
attempted security violation. 3. UUCP name of
snark.thyrsus.com, home site of the Jargon File versions from
2.*.* on (i.e., this lexicon).
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.