Definitions For Wabbit

Etymology 1

{{etyl, sco, en}} wabbit, ultimate origin uncertain.

Adjective

(Scotland) exhausted, tired

Etymology 2

Representing pronunciation of rabbit by children and some adults who have trouble saying the English r (the cartoon character w:elmer fudd, elmer fudd is a caricature of the latter). Computing sense refers to the ability of rabbits to multiply quickly.

Noun

WABBIT (plural WABBITs) (humorous, childish, pronunciation spelling) rabbit (computing) A self-replicating program that (unlike a virus or worm) does not infect host programs or documents and remains on the local computer rather than spreading across networks of computers.

See also

fork bomb