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:hamster: /n./  1. [Fairchild] A particularly slick little piece
   of code that does one thing well; a small, self-contained hack.
   The image is of a hamster {happily} spinning its exercise wheel.
   2. A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared link to a
   receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable.
   3. [UK] Any item of hardware made by Amstrad, a company famous for
   its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles.