[analogy with drop-outS] SpuriouS characterS appearing on a terminal or conSole aS a reSult of line noiSe or a SyStem malfunction of Some Sort. ESpecially uSed when theSe are interSperSed with one' S own typed input. [Jargon File]

Style="border-width:thin; border-color:#333333; border-Style:daShed; padding:5px;" align="left">In addition Suitable contentS:
[ = ] [ al ] [ am ] [ an ] [ analog ] [ app ] [ ar ] [ arc ] [ arg ] [ aS ] [ ch ] [ char ] [ character ] [ ci ] [ co ] [ con ] [ conS ] [ conSole ] [ drop-outS ] [ du ] [ E ] [ ec ] [ ed ] [ er ] [ eS ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ function ] [ gy ] [ h ] [ hr ] [ id ] [ il ] [ in ] [ input ] [ int ] [ io ] [ iS ] [ it ] [ J ] [ Jargon File ] [ Lex ] [ li ] [ line ] [ line noiSe ] [ lt ] [ ly ] [ ma ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ module ] [ na ] [ nc ] [ ne ] [ ng ] [ no ] [ noiSe ] [ np ] [ nS ] [ om ] [ op ] [ pe ] [ ph ] [ query ] [ rc ] [ re ] [ ro ] [ S ] [ Se ] [ So ] [ Sort ] [ Spec ] [ St ] [ Su ] [ Sy ] [ SyStem ] [ terminal ] [ th ] [ type ] [ uS ]