formed

adj 1: clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances

of success" [syn: {defined}, {settled}]

2: having or given a form or shape [ant: {unformed}]

3: formed in the mind [syn: {conceived}]

4: having taken on a definite arrangement; "cheerleaders were

formed into letters"; "we saw troops formed into columns"

5: fully developed as by discipline or training"a fully formed

literary style"

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}.

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(1994-12-14)