dropline

n : a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines

indented to the right [syn: {drop line}, {stepped line},

{stagger head}, {staggered head}, {stephead}]

drop-ins

[analogy with {drop-outs}] Spurious characters appearing on a

terminal or console as a result of {line noise} or a system

malfunction of some sort. Especially used when these are

interspersed with one's own typed input.

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