1. Any ceremonial action taken to correct a hardware problem, with
the expectation that nothing will be accomplished. This especially
applies to reseating printed circuit boards, reconnecting cables,
etc. "I can't boot up the machine. We'll have to wait for Greg to do
his rain dance."
2. Any arcane sequence of actions performed with computers or
software in order to achieve some goal; the term is usually
restricted to rituals that include both an {incantation} or two and
physical activity or motion. Compare {magic}, {voodoo programming},
{black art}, {cargo cult programming}, {wave a dead chicken}; see
also {casting the runes}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {SCSI voodoo}{voodoo programming}{wave a dead chicken}{wizard}]