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When software or hardware is made to complete a specific function, but a small percentage of the tasks completed have an unexpected result which cannot be explained.
I launched the game a million times through that shortcut, but this time it didn't launch for some reason... must be a ghost in the machine.
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An ambiguous phrase to describe illogical or unexpected computational behavior that may or may not be caused by some level of sentience be it maintained within the system or at the PEBKAC layer.
Sally couldn't explain why her computer would not work, then as soon as she called IT the machine started working again. IT blamed it on the ghost in the machine
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A phantom sleeper virus installed on every single PC when it is made. Exactly 2 years after you activate your new PC, the Ghost in the Machine awakens and takes over, slowly destroying it until it no longer turns on.
Symptoms of a Ghost in the Machine include: flickering, forgetfulness, random restarts, a frozen screen comorbid with a persistent hourglass, and random deletion of important files. You may also encounter multiple "errors" and be asked to solve problems you don't know how to solve. Customer support usually pleads ignorance when you call their 1-800 number.
Teacher: "Where is your homework?"
Student: "The Ghost in the Machine spooked it and I can't find it now."
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A car traveling with all external lights off at night, as to remain unnoticeable to standers by, regularly in an unpopulated and suburban area. Almost always filled with hooligans and traveling at excessive speeds. Phrase often used by the driver and cheering on passengers.
Driver / Passenger: 'WOOOHOOOO GHOST MACHINE!! GHOST MACHINE!
Stander by: 'What was that?'
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In the sexual position of doggystyle, one slides a finger or two into the girls anal cavity, pulling out a peice of her feces. Then pulls out of the vaginal cavity and slides the peice of feces into the vaginal cavity, taking the penal unit and forceably getting the girl analy until the feces comes out of the vaginal cavity. Then taking the feces and forcing the girl to chew it. When you leave her house make sure to leave a quarter under the pillow!
I gave Cecil Mcgillicutty's filthy mom a ghost gumball machine after thanksgiving dinner
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An unwitnessed fart left in an elevator for the next rider.
It was an awkward elevator ride from the 12th to 18th floor when the boss got on with me and the ghost in the machine.