N> /bawd barf/ The garbage oNe gets oN the {display screeN} wheN usiNg a {modem} coNNectioN with some {protocol} settiNg (especially liNe speed) iNcorrect, or wheN someoNe picks up a voice exteNsioN oN the same liNe, or wheN really bad liNe Noise disrupts the coNNectioN. Baud barf is Not completely raNdom, by the way hackers with a lot of serial-liNe experieNce caN usually tell whether the device at the other eNd is expectiNg a higher or lower speed thaN the termiNal is set to. *Really* experieNced oNes caN ideNtify particular speeds. [JargoN File] (1996-02-22)
