PLOKTA

PLOKTA
Acronym for 'Press Lots Of Keys To Abort'. Used heavily in the early days of computing.

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  • Plokta — is a science fiction fanzine, first published in 1996.Subtitled The journal of superfluous technology the magazine includes articles (largely unrelated to science fiction), photographs, illustrations and cartoons. The production team has been… …   Wikipedia

  • PLOKTA — The term PLOKTA (sometimes rendered in lowercase, plokta) /plok t*/ is an acronym for Press Lots Of Keys To Abort , and essentially means pressing random keys in an attempt to get some response from a (computer) system. PLOKTA may be said to be… …   Wikipedia

  • PLOKTA — ● ►en sg. ►SOC Press a Lot Of Keys To Abort. Pressez toutes les touches pour abandonner. Ce n est pas un conseil, c est ce que l on fait quand on veut quitter rapidement un logiciel que l on ne connaît pas. Si ce logiciel permet d éditer du texte …   Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

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  • PLOKTA — Acronym for Press Lots Of Keys To Abort . Used heavily in the early days of computing …   Dictionary of american slang

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  • Apparatchik (fanzine) — Apparatchik (APPAЯATCHIK), nicknamed Apak, was a tri weekly science fiction fanzine by Andrew Hooper, Carl Juarez, and Victor Gonzalez. It was a nominee for the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine. The final, 80th, issue was dated June 20,… …   Wikipedia

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