fsck meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

fsck

noun

/fʌsk/ · /f(ə)sk/

Etymology Abbreviation of file system check in imitation of fuck.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A *nix file system check to detect damage to, or corruption of, files or filesystem structures.

fsck

verb

Etymology Abbreviation of file system check in imitation of fuck.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To run fsck on; to perform a fsck on.

Derived terms: unfsckable

fsck

intj

Etymology Abbreviation of file system check in imitation of fuck.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Internet, Euphemistic, Vulgar Fuck.

At some point in your Linux career you should ask yourself: "If there are 3.4 million successful, happy Mandrake users...what the fsck is wrong with me?"2002, David D. Huff Jr., “Re: Mandrake 8.2 Musings”, in alt.os.linux.mandrake (Usenet):
What the fsck are you on?2002, Lev Lafayette, “Re: "We are all Africans under the Skin"”, in alt.politics.nationalism.white (Usenet):

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2003, Agelmar, Re: SSH problem, alt.roundtable, http://groups.google.com/group/alt.roundtable/msg/789b5801baee1417?dmode=source At least I know what the fsck is going on with Slack...

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