English Dictionary: 'coaster | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for 'coaster | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coaster \Coast"er\, n. 1. A vessel employed in sailing along a coast, or engaged in the coasting trade. 2. One who sails near the shore. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
coaster n. 1. Unuseable CD produced during failed attempt at writing to writeable or re-writeable CD media. Certainly related to the coaster-like shape of a CD, and the relative value of these failures. "I made a lot of coasters before I got a good CD." 2. Useless CDs received in the mail from the likes of AOL, MSN, CI$, Prodigy, ad nauseam. |