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plokta

   v. To press random keys in an attempt to get some response from
   the system.  One might plokta when the abort procedure for a
   program is not known, or when trying to figure out if the system is
   just sluggish or really hung.  Plokta can also be used while trying
   to figure out any unknown key sequence for a particular operation.
   Someone going into `plokta mode' usually places both hands flat
   on the keyboard and mashes them down, hoping for some useful
   response.


   A slightly more directed form of plokta can often be seen in mail
   messages or USENET articles from new users --- the text might end
   with


             ^X^C       
             q  
             quit       
             :q 
             ^C 
             end        
             x  
             exit       
             ZZ 
             ^D 
             ?  
             help


   as the user vainly tries to find the right exit sequence, with the
   incorrect tries piling up at the end of the message....