ghostly

adj : like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a

phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral

emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {apparitional},

{ghostlike}, {phantasmal}, {spectral}, {spiritual}]

ghost

(Or "zombie") The image of a user's session on {IRC}

and similar systems, left when the session has been terminated

(properly or, often, improperly) but the server (or the

network at large) believes the connection is still active and

belongs to a real user.

Compare {clonebot}.

(1997-04-07)