Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fsck

/fʌsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: fsck
IPA: /fʌsk/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A *nix file system check to detect damage to, or corruption of, files or filesystem structures.

verb

To run fsck on; to perform a fsck on.

Transitive verb

intj

Example Sentences

"At some point in your Linux career you should ask yourself: "If there are 3.4 million successful, happy Mandrake users...what the fsck is wrong with me?""
"What the fsck are you on?"
"2003, Agelmar, Re: SSH problem, alt.roundtable, http://groups.google.com/group/alt.roundtable/msg/789b5801baee1417?dmode=source At least I know what the fsck is going on with Slack..."

Etymology

Abbreviation of file system check in imitation of fuck.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

fscks (plural) fscks (present, singular) fscking (participle, present) fscked (participle, past) fscked (past)

Derived Forms

unfsckable

Rhymes With

musk dusk tusk husk rusk brusque lusk busk cusk subfusc

Questions

How do you pronounce fsck?: The recorded pronunciation is /fʌsk/.
What does fsck mean?: A *nix file system check to detect damage to, or corruption of, files or filesystem structures.
Where does fsck come from?: Abbreviation of file system check in imitation of fuck.

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