flaring

adj 1: having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a

skirt flaring from the waist" [syn: {flared}]

2: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current

of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "a

fluttering scarf"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the

breeze" [syn: {aflare}, {fluttering}, {flying}, {waving}]

farming

[Adelaide University, Australia] What the heads of a disk

drive are said to do when they plow little furrows in the

magnetic media. Associated with a {head crash}. Typically

used as follows: "Oh no, the machine has just crashed; I hope

the hard drive hasn't gone {farming} again."

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