martian n.
A packet sent on a TCP/IP network with a source address of the
test loopback interface [127.0.0.1]. This means that it will come
back labeled with a source address that is clearly not of this
earth. "The domain server is getting lots of packets from Mars.
Does that gateway have a martian filter?" Compare Christmas tree packet, Godzillagram.
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massage vt.
[common] Vague term used to describe `smooth' transformations
of a data set into a different form, esp. transformations that do
not lose information. Connotes less pain than munch or crunch.
"He wrote a program that massages X bitmap files into GIF
format." Compare slurp.
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math-out n.
[poss. from `white-out' (the blizzard variety)] A paper or
presentation so encrusted with mathematical or other formal
notation as to be incomprehensible. This may be a device for
concealing the fact that it is actually content-free. See also numbers, social science number.