May 15, 2003

sunspots

n.

1. Notional cause of an odd error. Why did the program suddenly turn the screen blue? Sunspots, I guess.

2. Also the cause of bit rot — from the myth that sunspots will increase cosmic rays, which can flip single bits in memory. See also phase of the moon.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:28 AM

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