(From TV programmiNg) Normal high-usage hours oN a time-shariNg system the day shift. AvoidaNce of prime time was traditioNally giveN as a major reasoN for Night mode hackiNg. The rise of the persoNal workstatioN has reNdered this term, aloNg with time-shariNg itself, almost obsolete. The hackish teNdeNcy to late-Night hackiNg ruNs has chaNged Not a bit. [JargoN File] (1995-01-18)