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sneaker
(encz) | sneaker,teniska Petr Machek |
Sneaker
(gcide) | Sneaker \Sneak"er\ (sn[=e]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who sneaks. --Lamb.
[1913 Webster]
2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
A sneaker of five gallons. --Spectator.
[1913 Webster]
3. A type of soft shoe with a flat, pliable, typically rubber
or other soft sole, and canvas-like upper, used in sports
such as tennis, or for comfort. Called sneaker because
they give no warning of one's approach. Usually used in
the pl.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
4. A punch bowl. [Obs.] --Spectator.
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sneaker
(wn) | sneaker
n 1: a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole [syn: gym shoe,
sneaker, tennis shoe]
2: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn:
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon,
stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary] |
sneaker
(jargon) | sneaker
n.
An individual hired to break into places in order to test their security;
analogous to tiger team. Compare samurai.
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sneakers
(encz) | sneakers,tenisky n: pl. [hovor.] [amer.] evmi |
Sneaker
(gcide) | Sneaker \Sneak"er\ (sn[=e]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who sneaks. --Lamb.
[1913 Webster]
2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
A sneaker of five gallons. --Spectator.
[1913 Webster]
3. A type of soft shoe with a flat, pliable, typically rubber
or other soft sole, and canvas-like upper, used in sports
such as tennis, or for comfort. Called sneaker because
they give no warning of one's approach. Usually used in
the pl.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
4. A punch bowl. [Obs.] --Spectator.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
sneakernet
(foldoc) | sneakernet
foot-net
/snee'ker-net/ Term used (generally with ironic intent) for
transfer of electronic information by physically carrying
tape, disks, or other media from one machine to another.
"Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled
with magtape, or a 747 filled with CD-ROMs."
Also called tennis-net, armpit-net, floppy-net, shoe-net,
walk-net, foot-net.
(2003-07-02)
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sneakernet
(jargon) | sneakernet
/snee'ker·net/, n.
Term used (generally with ironic intent) for transfer of electronic
information by physically carrying tape, disks, or some other media from
one machine to another. “Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station
wagon filled with magtape, or a 747 filled with CD-ROMs.” Also called
‘Tennis-Net’, ‘Armpit-Net’, ‘Floppy-Net’ or ‘Shoenet’; in the 1990s, ‘Nike
network’ after a well-known sneaker brand.
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