/slop'suhk-r/ A lowest-
priority task that only runs when the
computer would otherwise be idle. Also called a "hungry
puppy" or "bottom feeder" (after the fishermen's and
naturalists' term for finny creatures who subsist on the
primordial ooze).
One common variety of
slopsucker hunts for large {prime
numbers}.
Compare
background.
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Jargon File]
(2003-09-29)