Tron \Tron\, n. See 3d {Trone}, 2. [Obs. or Scot.] [1913 Webster]
tron v. [NRL, CMU; prob. fr. the movie Tron] To become inaccessible except via email or talk(1), especially when one is normally available via telephone or in person. Frequently used in the past tense, as in: "Ran seems to have tronned on us this week" or "Gee, Ran, glad you were able to un-tron yourself". One may also speak of tron mode; compare {spod}. Note that many dialects of BASIC have a TRON/TROFF command pair that enables/disables line number tracing; this has no obvious relationship to the slang usage.
tron <jargon> ({NRL}, {CMU}, probably from the film "Tron") To become inaccessible except via {electronic mail} or {talk} especially when one is normally available via telephone or in person. Compare {spod}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-03)
TRON 1. <project> {The Real-Time Operating System Nucleus}. 2. <language, programming, testing, tool> (TRace ON) A {command} used when {debugging} {programs} written in early {line-numbered} {BASIC} that contained {GOTO} and {GOSUB} statements. When the TRON command had been {executed}, the program ran with a {window} open indicating the line number being executed at that instant. The {TROFF} (an abbreviation for "TRace OFF") command turned the {tracing} off. (2003-02-02)
TRON The Realtime Operating system Nucleus