what is the definition of snarf?

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Definition of snarf

snarf

v : make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage,

purloin, pinch, abstract, swipe, hook, sneak,

filch, nobble, lift]

As defined in: WordNet (r) 2.0

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snarf /snarf/ vt. 1. To grab, esp. to grab a large document or file for

the purpose of using it with or without the author's permission. See

also BLT. 2. [in the Unix community] To fetch a file or set of files

across a network. See also blast. This term was mainstream in the late

1960s, meaning `to eat piggishly'. It may still have this connotation in

context. "He's in the snarfing phase of hacking -- FTPing megs of

stuff a day." 3. To acquire, with little concern for legal forms or

politesse (but not quite by stealing). "They were giving away samples,

so I snarfed a bunch of them." 4. Syn. for slurp. "This program starts

by snarfing the entire database into core, then...." 5. [GEnie] To spray

food or programming fluids due to laughing at the wrong moment. "I was

drinking coffee, and when I read your post I snarfed all over my desk."

"If I keep reading this topic, I think I'll have to snarf-proof my

computer with a keyboard condom." [This sense appears to be widespread

among mundane teenagers --ESR]

As defined in: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

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snarf

/snarf/ 1. To grab, especially to grab a large document or

file for the purpose of using it with or without the author's

permission.

See also BLT.

2. (Unix) To fetch a file or set of files across a network.

See also blast.

3. To acquire, with little concern for legal forms or

politesse (but not quite by stealing). "They were giving away

samples, so I snarfed a bunch of them."

4. Synonym for slurp. "This program starts by snarfing the

entire database into core."

5. (GEnie) To spray food or programming fluids due to

laughing at the wrong moment. This sense appears to be

widespread among mundane teenagers - ESR.

6. This term was mainstream in the late 1960s, meaning "to eat

piggishly". It may still have this connotation in context.

7. A creature on the Thundercats, fond of eating, usually

covertly.

[Jargon File]

(1995-02-21)

As defined in: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

Snarfing Definition

Nonsense, Snarfs are a race of intelligent cat-like creatures, Snarfs are plump, fuzzy and kind. They live alongside Thunderians, in the Valley of Snarfs, until the planet was destroyed. Several escaped the destruction (forty-nine, commandeering a Mutant tanker) and travelled to a new planet, where they proclaimed it the Planet of Snarfs.

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what is the definition of snarf?

it's a social gaffe like farting, but i can't quite remember. i ran across a girl that was called that, and when asked why, i couldn't remember