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slopsucker: /slop´suhk·r/, n. A lowest-priority task that waits around until everything else has
‘had its fill’ of machine resources. Only when the machine
would otherwise be idle is the task allowed to `‘suck up the
slop’. Also called a hungry
puppy or bottom feeder.
One common variety of slopsucker hunts for large prime numbers. Compare
background.
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