varying

adj : marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of

roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable" [syn: {variable}]

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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