ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wabbit

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈwæ.bɪt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Wabbit is an adjective meaning (Scotland) Exhausted; tired.

Meaning

(Scotland) Exhausted; tired.

More Meanings

  1. (humorous, childish) A rabbit.
  2. (computing) A self-replicating computer process that (unlike a virus or worm) does not infect host programs or documents and remains on the local computer rather than spreading across networks of computers.

Example Sentences

For example, a hacker might write a quine virus program that generates complete copies of itself as part of its output, a worm virus program that reproduces itself across a network, or a wabbit virus program designed to perpetually duplicate itself, at least until the system crashes. In contrast to the wabbit's slow growth, a fork bomb quickly generates multiple copies itself^([sic]).

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crabbit, wankered, kerried, wanchancy, knackered, bunny.

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