yoyo mode
<jargon> The state in which a computer is said to be when it rapidly
alternates several times between being up and being down. Interestingly (and
perhaps not by coincidence), many hardware vendors give out free yoyos at Usenix
exhibits.
Sun Microsystems gave out logoised yoyos at SIGPLAN '88. Tourists staying at one
of Atlanta's most respectable hotels were subsequently treated to the sight of
200 of the country's top computer scientists testing yo-yo algorithms in the
lobby.
[Is it "yoyo" or "yo-yo"?]
[Jargon File]
(1995-03-07)
Nearby terms:
Yourdon methodology « Your mileage may vary « Yow! «
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