FSCK

Domain	Definition
Computing	Fsck file system check. The Unix program that checks a file system for internal consistency and bad blocks etc. and can repair some faults. fsck is often used after a crash when the file system has been left in an inconsistent state, e.g. due to incomplete flushing of buffers. Used on Usenet newsgroup alt.sysadmin.recovery as substitute for "fuck" and became more main-stream after the Communications Decency Act. (1998-03-06). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Specialty Definition: Fsck

The system utility fsck (for "file system check") is a tool for checking the consistency of a file system in the UNIX system and clones thereof.

A journaling filesystem is designed such that tools such as fsck do not need to be run as often.

Generally, fsck is run automatically at boot time when the system detects that a file system is in an inconsistent state, indicating a non-graceful shutdown, such as a crash or power loss. Typically, fsck utilities provide options for interactively repairing damaged file systems (the user must decide how to fix specific problems), allowing fsck to decide how to fix specific problems (so the user doesn't have to answer any questions), or reviewing the problems that need to be resolved on a file system without actually fixing them.

Fsck can also be run manually by the system administrator if she or he believes there is a problem with the file system.

The term 'fsck' has come into use among UNIX system administrators as a written taboo deformation of 'fuck'.

Abbreviations & Acronyms: FSCK

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
FSCK	English	File System Consistency checK	Computer - (Unix)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Frequency of Internet Keywords: FSCK

Anagrams: FSCK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words containing the letters "c-f-k-s"
	+1 letter: fecks, fucks.
	+2 letters: flacks, flecks, flicks, flocks, frocks.
	+3 letters: fossick, fuckers, fuckups, sackful.
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	+5 letters: backfills, backfires, backflows, beefcakes, blackfins, blackfish, calfskins, checkoffs, cheekfuls, cocklofts, cocksfoot, cufflinks, disfrocks, ecofreaks, facemasks, fallbacks, fastbacks, fatstocks, feedbacks, feedstock, firebacks, firelocks, flagstick, flapjacks, flashback, flockiest, flockings, flyspecks, foredecks, forelocks, foreshock, fossicked, fossicker, fullbacks, halfbacks, kerchiefs, knockoffs, rockfalls, rockshaft, scarfskin, softbacks, stickfuls, stockfish, tackifies, truckfuls.
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