Horked

What Does Horked Mean?

In IT, “horked” is a term used to describe some type of hardware or software that is broken or ruined. This word has a number of meanings in general English, but has this particular meaning when applied to IT.

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Techopedia Explains Horked

In the general English lexicon, the word “hork” can refer to vomiting, stealing or any number of actions, but in the tech world it is most often used to describe a state of disrepair or a lack of utility. One common example is when someone says something like – “this computer is showing the blue screen of death. It’s horked.”

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Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects to a non-technical, business audience. Over the past twenty years her explanations have appeared on TechTarget websites and she's been cited as an authority in articles by the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine and Discovery Magazine.Margaret's idea of a fun day is helping IT and business professionals learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages. If you have a suggestion for a new definition or how to improve a technical explanation, please email Margaret or contact her…