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infrare

To cause to become, or to become, infrared in color.

Remote control manufacturers typically infrare their LEDs before shipping

by Random832 February 11, 2005


copyvio

Abbreviation for "copyright violation" - commonly used on wikipedia.

copyvio is a serious problem and reason for immediate article deletion

by Random832 March 15, 2005


karma whore

A dead breed, once those on slashdot who would play up to the prejudices of the masses to get positive moderation on their comments

by Random832 November 02, 2003


kuro5hin

A website where former trolls and karma whores from slashdot actually act civilized. annoying because there's no way to (in a manner similar to raising the threshold on slashdot) reduce the number of comments displayed to allow for quick reading

kuro5hin is not pronounced with "shit" on the end, but urbandictionary won't let me modify the pronunciation despite the fact that every single other definition posted had a different one than the last.

by Random832 November 02, 2003


to the tune of

in the range of

that computer will set you back to the tune of three thousand dollars

by Random832 November 02, 2003


VHF

12 channels, 6 MHz wide each, in two ranges between 55.25 and 89.25 MHz (channels 2-6) and 175.25 to 217.25 (channels 7-13). used for carrying analog television signals

you can always get channel 6 on the radio because VHF 6 overlaps with the FM band

by Random832 November 02, 2003


eurion

The little pattern of (most often) yellow circles on Euro, US$20, and other banknotes, which act as an instruction for color copiers and adobe photoshop CS to fail.

Someone should make a necktie or t-shirt with Eurion on it so people can't take pictures of it.

by Random832 June 07, 2004