howler

n 1: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter},

{thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow}, {riot}]

2: monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud

howling cry [syn: {howler monkey}]

prowler

({Unix}) A {daemon} that is run periodically (typically once a

week) to seek out and erase {core} files, truncate

administrative logfiles, nuke "lost:found" directories, and

otherwise clean up the {cruft} that tends to pile up in the

corners of a file system.

See also {GFR}, {reaper}, {skulker}.

(1995-02-14)