English Dictionary
◊ FORKED
forked
adj 1: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches;
"the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long
branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects";
"a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning";
"horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy
roots" [syn: {bifurcate}, {biramous}, {branched}, {pronged},
{prongy}]
2: having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double
meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue" [syn: {double}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ FORKED
forked
(Unix; probably after "fucked") Terminally slow, or dead.
Originated when one system was slowed to a snail's pace by an
inadvertent {fork bomb}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1994-12-14)