Condom

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  condom
       n : contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex
           sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: {rubber},
            {safety}, {safe}, {prophylactic}]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:



  condom n. 1. The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch
     microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes.
     Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes
     the practice of {SEX} but has also been shown to have a high failure
     rate as drive mechanisms attempt to access the disk -- and can even
     fatally frustrate insertion. 2. The protective cladding on a {light
     pipe}. 3. `keyboard condom': A flexible, transparent plastic cover for a
     keyboard, designed to provide some protection against dust and
     {programming fluid} without impeding typing. 4. `elephant condom': the
     plastic shipping bags used inside cardboard boxes to protect hardware in
     transit. 5. n. obs. A dummy directory `/usr/tmp/sh', created to foil the
     {Great Worm} by exploiting a portability bug in one of its parts. So
     named in the title of a comp.risks article by Gene Spafford during the
     Worm crisis, and again in the text of "The Internet Worm Program: An
     Analysis", Purdue Technical Report CSD-TR-823.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  condom
       
          1. The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch
          microfloppy diskettes.  Rarely, also used of (paper) disk
          envelopes.  Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when
          left on) not only impedes the practice of {SEX} but has also
          been shown to have a high failure rate as drive mechanisms
          attempt to access the disk - and can even fatally frustrate
          insertion.
       
          2. The protective cladding on a {light pipe}.
       
          3. "keyboard condom": A flexible, transparent plastic cover
          for a keyboard, designed to provide some protection against
          dust and {programming fluid} without impeding typing.
       
          4. "elephant condom": the plastic shipping bags used inside
          cardboard boxes to protect hardware in transit.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-03-14)