hamster

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hamster - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hamster \Ham"ster\ (-st[~e]r), n. [G. hamster.] (Zool.)
     A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is
     remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under
     the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept
     as a pets.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

hamster - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hamster
      n 1: short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek
           pouches

hamster - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  hamster
  
     1. <programming> (From Fairchild) A particularly slick
     little piece of code that does one thing well; a small,
     self-contained hack.  The image is of a hamster happily
     spinning its exercise wheel.
  
     2. <hardware> A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared
     link to a receiver on the machine, as opposed to the
     conventional cable.
  
     3. <product> (UK) Any item of hardware made by Amstrad, a
     company famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-02-16)
  

hamster - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  hamster
   n.
  
     1. [Fairchild] A particularly slick little piece of code that does
  one
     thing well; a small, self-contained hack. The image is of a hamster
     happily spinning its exercise wheel.
  
     2. A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared link to a receiver
     on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable.
  
     3. [UK] Any item of hardware made by Amstrad, a company famous for
  its
     cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles.