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jughead

jughead

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A program that finds information on Gopher servers
  • proper noun
  • Archaic
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  • Because Jughead is a very important character to us, that reinvention process will also apply to him.

Examples

  • Fans of Jughead can rest assured that they'll definitely be seeing more.

    Blog text (28)

  • Jughead is probably the character that they need to change the least (especially the cheeseburger thing).

    Blog text (28)

  • There'll be 11 new Jughead titles, including (among others) Jugheads, Jughead Family, and Young Jughead.

    Blog text (28)

  • And because the city, the Bronx, was a place where an Archie or a Jughead would not be safe, there was a need for Superman, Captain Marvel, and Batman.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The program Jughead indexes Gopher servers effectively, allowing for quick searches of available files.

  • Many consider Jughead a vital tool for accessing information on the Gopher network.

  • The search engine Jughead is essential for finding resources on Gopher.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Jughead was also the name of an early Gopher search program and the name is a playful nod to the comic character Jughead, much like the older tool Archie was named after a comic figure. That's why Jughead refers to a tool used to 'search' Gopher servers and find information.