2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: all-elbows adj. [MS-DOS] Of a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) IBM PC program, such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities that circulate on {BBS} systems: unsociable. Used to describe a program that rudely steals the resources that it needs without considering that other TSRs may also be resident. One particularly common form of rudeness is lock-up due to programs fighting over the keyboard interrupt. See {rude}, also {mess-dos}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: all-elbowsSaid of a {TSR} (terminate-and-stay-resident) {mess-dos} program, such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities that circulate on {BBS} systems: unsociable. Used to describe a program that {rude}ly steals the resources that it needs without considering that other TSRs may also be resident. One particularly common form of rudeness is lock-up due to programs fighting over the keyboard interrupt. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-21)
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