gonkulator

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

gonkulator
 /gon'kyoo.lay.tr/, n.

   [common; from the 1960s Hogan's Heroes TV series] A pretentious piece
   of equipment that actually serves no useful purpose. Usually used to
   describe one's least favorite piece of computer hardware. See {gonk}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

gonkulator

   /gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ (From "Hogan's Heroes", the TV series) A
   pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves no useful
   purpose.  Usually used to describe one's least favourite piece
   of computer hardware.

   See {gonk}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1995-03-07)

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