2 definitions found From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: FSCK File System Consistency checK (Unix) From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: fsckfile system check. The {Unix} program that checks a {file system} for internal consistency and bad blocks etc. and can repair some faults. fsck is often used after a {crash} when the file system has been left in an inconsistent state, e.g. due to incomplete flushing of {buffers}. Used on {Usenet} {newsgroup} alt.sysadmin.recovery as substitute for "fuck" and became more main-stream after the {Communications Decency Act}. (1998-03-06)
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