Gonkulator

2 definitions found

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

  gonkulator /gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ n. [common; from the 1960s "Hogan's
     Heroes" TV series] A pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves
     no useful purpose. Usually used to describe one's least favorite piece
     of computer hardware. See {gonk}.
  
  



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

  gonkulator
       
          /gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ (From "Hogan's Heroes", the TV series) A
          pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves no useful
          purpose.  Usually used to describe one's least favourite piece
          of computer hardware.
       
          See {gonk}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-03-07)