[Unix] A {daemon} that is run periodically (typically once a week) to
seek out and erase {core} files, truncate administrative logfiles,
nuke lost+found directories, and otherwise clean up the {cruft} that
tends to pile up in the corners of a file system. See also {reaper},
{skulker}.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {reaper}{skulker}]