COOKIE MONSTER
\kˈʊki mˈɒnstə], \kˈʊki mˈɒnstə], \k_ˈʊ_k_i m_ˈɒ_n_s_t_ə]\
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(From the children's TV program "Sesame Street")Any of a family of early (1970s) hacks reported on TOPS-10,ITS, Multics and elsewhere that would lock up either thevictim's terminal (on a time-sharing machine) or theconsole (on a batch mainframe), repeatedly demanding "IWANT A COOKIE". The required responses ranged in complexityfrom "COOKIE" through "HAVE A COOKIE" and upward.See also wabbit.
By Denis Howe
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.