1. AMming> An area of memory set aside for storing cookies. Most commonly heard in the Atari ST community many useful ST progrAMs record their presence by storing a distinctive magic number in the jar. ProgrAMs can inquire after the presence or otherwise of other progrAMs by searching the contents of the jar. 2. A cracker term for the password file of a multi-user computer. [Jargon File] (1997-02-12)