[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

snarf
     v : make off with belongings of others syn: pilfer, cabbage,
          purloin, pinch, abstract, swipe, hook, sneak,
          filch, nobble, lift
see also:
pilfer cabbage purloin pinch abstract swipe 
hook sneak filch nobble lift 

[2] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

snarf /snarf/ vt. 1. to grab, esp. to grab a large document or file for
   the purpose of using it with or without the author's permission. see
   also blt. 2. in the unix community to fetch a file or set of files
   across a network. see also blast. this term was mainstream in the late
   1960s, meaning `to eat piggishly'. it may still have this connotation in
   context. "he's in the snarfing phase of hacking -- ftping megs of
   stuff a day." 3. to acquire, with little concern for legal forms or
   politesse but not quite by stealing. "they were giving away samples,
   so i snarfed a bunch of them." 4. syn. for slurp. "this program starts
   by snarfing the entire database into core, then...." 5. genie to spray
   food or programming fluids due to laughing at the wrong moment. "i was
   drinking coffee, and when i read your post i snarfed all over my desk."
   "if i keep reading this topic, i think i'll have to snarf-proof my
   computer with a keyboard condom." this sense appears to be widespread
   among mundane teenagers --esr


see also:
blt blast ftp slurp programming fluid condom 

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

snarf
     
        /snarf/ 1. to grab, especially to grab a large document or
        file for the purpose of using it with or without the author's
        permission.
     
        see also blt.
     
        2. unix to fetch a file or set of files across a network.
     
        see also blast.
     
        3. to acquire, with little concern for legal forms or
        politesse but not quite by stealing.  "they were giving away
        samples, so i snarfed a bunch of them."
     
        4. synonym for slurp.  "this program starts by snarfing the
        entire database into core."
     
        5. genie to spray food or programming fluids due to
        laughing at the wrong moment.  this sense appears to be
        widespread among mundane teenagers - esr.
     
        6. this term was mainstream in the late 1960s, meaning "to eat
        piggishly".  it may still have this connotation in context.
     
        7. a creature on the thundercats, fond of eating, usually
        covertly.
     
        jargon file
     
        1995-02-21
     
     
see also:
blt unix blast slurp genie programming fluid 
jargon file 

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