Etymology

wabbit

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First used 1974Scots wabbit
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wabbit · adjective1

  1. Scots · derived fromwabbit
  2. English todaywabbit

Scots wabbit, ultimate origin uncertain.

wabbit · noun2

Pronunciation spelling of rabbit representing the pronunciation of children and some adults who have trouble saying the English /r/ (the cartoon character Elmer Fudd is a caricature of the latter). Computing sense refers to the ability of rabbits to multiply quickly.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1974 A self-replicating computer process that (unlike a virus or worm) does not infect host programs or documents and remains on the local computer rather than spreading across networks of computers.

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