framing

n 1: formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing

of judicial decrees"

2: a structure supporting or containing something [syn: {framework},

{frame}]

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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