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


  bogon filter
       
          /boh'gon fil'tr/ Any device, software or hardware, that limits
          or suppresses the flow and/or emission of bogons.
          "Engineering hacked a bogon filter between the Cray and the
          VAXen, and now we're getting fewer dropped packets."  See
          also bogosity.

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


  bogon filter /boh'gon fil'tr/ n. Any device, software or hardware, that
     limits or suppresses the flow and/or emission of bogons. "Engineering
     hacked a bogon filter between the Cray and the VAXen, and now we're
     getting fewer dropped packets." See also bogosity, bogus.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bogon filter
     n.
     1 (lb en slang) Any device that limits or suppresses the flow of
  bogon.
     2 (lb en slang humorous) An imaginary device capable of preventing
  high-bogosity material from reaching its destination.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  bogon filter
     n.
     1 (lb en slang) Any device that limits or suppresses the flow of
  bogon.
     2 (lb en slang humorous) An imaginary device capable of preventing
  high-bogosity material from reaching its destination.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  bogon filter
     n.
     1 (lb en slang) Any device that limits or suppresses the flow of
  bogon.
     2 (lb en slang humorous) An imaginary device capable of preventing
  high-bogosity material from reaching its destination.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  bogon filter
     n.
     1 (lb en slang) Any device that limits or suppresses the flow of
  bogon.
     2 (lb en slang humorous) An imaginary device capable of preventing
  high-bogosity material from reaching its destination.

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