fringed

adj 1: surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in

combination; "a large suburban community...fringed by

an industrial area"; "a grass-fringed stream"

2: having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips

3: having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a lacinate

leaf" [syn: {lacinate}]

finger

1. (From {WAITS}, via {BSD Unix}) A program that

displays information about a particular user or all users

logged on the system, or a remote system. Finger typically

shows full name, last login time, idle time, terminal line,

and terminal location (where applicable). It may also display

a {plan file} left by the user (see also {Hacking X for Y}).

Some versions take a "-l" (long) argument which yeilds more

information.

2. Any picture (composed of {ASCII art}) depicting "the

finger". Originally a humorous component of one's {plan

file} to deter the curious fingerer, it has entered the

arsenal of some {flamer}s.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-12-14)