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Что (кто) такое slack - определение
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Slack (disambiguation); Free slack
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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)
slack
slack1
¦ adjective
1. not taut or held tightly in position; loose.
2. (of business or trade) not busy; quiet.
3. careless, lazy, or negligent.
4. W. Indian lewd or promiscuous.
5. (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing.
¦ noun
1. the part of a rope or line which is not held taut.
2. (slacks) casual trousers.
3. informal a period of inactivity or laziness.
¦ verb
1. loosen (something, especially a rope).
2. (slack off/up) decrease in intensity or speed.
3. Brit. informal work slowly or lazily.
4. slake (lime).
Phrases
cut someone some slack N. Amer. informal allow someone some leeway in their conduct.
take (or pick) up the slack improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business.
Derivatives
slacken verb
slackly adverb
slackness noun
Origin
OE sl?c 'inclined to be lazy, unhurried', of Gmc origin.
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slack2
¦ noun coal dust or small pieces of coal.
Origin
ME: prob. from Low Ger. or Du.
Slack
Street parlance meaning nasty.
That is one slack hamburger.
That is one slack hamburger.
slack
(slacker, slackest, slacks, slacking, slacked)
1.
Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position.
The boy's jaw went slack.
ADJ
2.
A slack period is one in which there is not much work or activity.
The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods.
= quiet
ADJ
3.
Someone who is slack in their work does not do it properly.
Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
ADJ [disapproval]
• slackness
He accused the government of slackness and complacency.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should.
He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
VERB: only cont, V [disapproval]
•
If someone slacks off, Bill comes down hard.
PHRASAL VERB: V P
5.
To take up the slack or pick up the slack means to do or provide something that another person or organization is no longer doing or providing.
As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack.
PHRASE: V inflects
Slack
·adv Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
II. Slack ·noun A valley, or small, shallow dell.
III. Slack ·noun Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
IV. Slack ·superl Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
V. Slack ·adj ·Alt. of Slacken.
VI. Slack ·vt ·Alt. of Slacken.
VII. Slack ·superl Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
VIII. Slack ·superl Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
IX. Slack ·noun The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
X. Slack ·superl Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
Float (project management)
THE AMOUNT OF TIME A TASK IN A PROJECT NETWORK CAN BE DELAYED WITHOUT IMPACTING SUBSEQUENT TASKS OR PROJECT COMPLETION DATE
Slack (project management); Slack Time
In project management, float or slack is the amount of time that a task in a project network can be delayed without causing a delay to:
Paul Slack
BRITISH HISTORIAN AND LAWYER
Slack, Paul
Paul Alexander Slack FBA (born 23 January 1943) is a British historian. He is a former principal of Linacre College, Oxford, pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, and professor of early modern social history in the University of Oxford.
Henry Slack
AMERICAN SPRINTER
Slack, Henry
Henry Berry Slack (March 31, 1877 in Chicago, Illinois – July 18, 1928 in San Francisco, California) was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
