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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>plokta</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../P.html" title="P"/><link rel="previous" href="playte.html" title="playte"/><link rel="next" href="plonk.html" title="plonk"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">plokta</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="playte.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">P</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="plonk.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="plokta"/><dt xmlns="" id="plokta"><b>plokta</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/plok<6F>t@/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">v.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [acronym: Press Lots Of Keys To Abort] To press random keys in an
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attempt to get some response from the system. One might plokta when the
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abort procedure for a program is not known, or when trying to figure out if
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the system is just sluggish or really hung. Plokta can also be used while
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trying to figure out any unknown key sequence for a particular operation.
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Someone going into <span class="firstterm">plokta mode</span>
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usually places both hands flat on the keyboard and mashes them down, hoping
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for some useful response.</p><p>A slightly more directed form of plokta can often be seen in mail
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messages or Usenet articles from new users — the text might end
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with</p><table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0"><tr><td><pre class="screen">
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^X^C
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q
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quit
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:q
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^C
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end
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exit
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ZZ
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^D
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help
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</pre></td></tr></table><p>as the user vainly tries to find the right exit sequence, with the
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incorrect tries piling up at the end of the message....</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="playte.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../P.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="plonk.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">playte<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>plonk</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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