SUNSPOTS


Meaning of SUNSPOTS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

1. Notional cause of an odd error. "Why did the program suddenly turn the screen blue?" "Sunspots, I guess." 2. Also the cause of bit rot -- from the myth that sunspots will increase cosmic rays , which can flip single bits in memory. See also phase of the moon .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.