dirty joke

n : an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty story}, {blue joke}, {blue

story}]

dirty power

Electrical mains voltage that is unfriendly to the delicate

innards of computers. Spikes, {drop-outs}, average voltage

significantly higher or lower than nominal, or just plain

noise can all cause problems of varying subtlety and severity

(these are collectively known as {power hit}s).

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