netdead meaning (rare): definition, etymology and quotations

netdead

adj

Etymology From net + dead.

Internet, Rare, Of a person Not currently active on a network, or the Internet; offline.

Considering that now both $teve and Robin are virtually netdead, this is probably about right.1998, Creepy, “*mutter**grumble* QUT *grumble**grumble*”, in aus.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Synonym of link-dead (“in a frozen state due to sudden disconnection”).

To end your use of the client you can use either this command or possibly ctrl-C. This will leave netdead all of your characters with processes still running.1996, Joe Pantuso, The Complete Internet Gamer, page 309: