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What (who) is slack - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Slack (disambiguation); Free slack
slack
1. <operating system> Internal fragmentation. Space allocated
to a disk file but not actually used to store useful
information.
2. <jargon> 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)
slack
n.
part that hangs loose
to take up the slack (of a rope)
Examples of use of slack
1. Ample slack: His «output gap,» the difference between actual and potential level of output, estimates continue to point to ample slack in the economy, for example.
2. Her grandchildren may enjoy some slack; all others, watch out.
3. "Let‘s cut Hoggy a bit of slack," says Tim Doyle.
4. Some operators were "woefully slack", according to the magazine.
5. Russia was demanding $100 million to take up the slack.