From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
condom
n : contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex
sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn:
rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
condom
1. The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch
microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk
envelopes. Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when
left on) not only impedes the practice of SEX but has also
been shown to have a high failure rate as drive mechanisms
attempt to access the disk - and can even fatally frustrate
insertion.
2. The protective cladding on a light pipe.
3. "keyboard condom": A flexible, transparent plastic cover
for a keyboard, designed to provide some protection against
dust and programming fluid without impeding typing.
4. "elephant condom": the plastic shipping bags used inside
cardboard boxes to protect hardware in transit.
[Jargon File]
(1995-03-14)
From Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) [jargon]:
condom
n.
1. The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch microfloppy
diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes. Unlike the
write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes the
practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a high failure rate
as drive mechanisms attempt to access the disk -- and can even
fatally frustrate insertion.
2. The protective cladding on a light pipe.
3. keyboard condom: A flexible, transparent plastic cover for a
keyboard, designed to provide some protection against dust and
programming fluid without impeding typing.
4. elephant condom: the plastic shipping bags used inside cardboard
boxes to protect hardware in transit.
5. n. obs. A dummy directory /usr/tmp/sh, created to foil the {Great
Worm} by exploiting a portability bug in one of its parts. So named
in the title of a comp.risks article by Gene Spafford during the Worm
crisis, and again in the text of The Internet Worm Program: An
Analysis, Purdue Technical Report CSD-TR-823.