borf

jargon To uncerimoniously disconnect someone from a system

without prior warning. BBS Sysops routinely "borf" pest

users by turning off the modem or by hitting the "auto-borf"

key sequence.

You can also be "borfed" by software dropping carrier due to

a bug.

The origin of the term is unknown but it has been in use since

at least 1982.

(1997-03-21)