slack
1. Internal fragmentation. Space allocated
to a disk file but not actually used to store useful
information.
2. In the theology of the {Church of the SubGenius},
a mystical substance or quality that is the prerequisite of
all human happiness.
Since {Unix} files are stored compactly, except for the
unavoidable wastage in the last block or fragment, it might be
said that "Unix has no slack".
See {ha ha only serious}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-03-01)