slack

   1.  Space  allocated  to  a  disk file but not actually used to store
   useful   information.   The   techspeak   equivalent   is   `internal
   fragmentation'. Antonym: {hole}.

   2.  In  the  theology  of  the  {Church of the SubGenius}, a mystical
   substance or quality that is the prerequisite of all human happiness.

   Since  Unix  files  are  stored compactly, except for the unavoidable
   wastage  in  the  last block or fragment, it might be said that "Unix
   has no slack". See {ha ha only serious}.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Church of the SubGenius}]