English Dictionary: GFR | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for GFR | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
GFR /G-F-R/ vt. [ITS: from `Grim File Reaper', an ITS and LISP Machine utility] To remove a file or files according to some program-automated or semi-automatic manual procedure, especially one designed to reclaim mass storage space or reduce name-space clutter (the original GFR actually moved files to tape). Often generalized to pieces of data below file level. "I used to have his phone number, but I guess I {GFR}ed it." See also {prowler}, {reaper}. Compare {GC}, which discards only provably worthless stuff. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GFR {Grim File Reaper} |