plokta
 /plok't@/, v.

    [acronym: Press Lots Of Keys To Abort] 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....

plokta

    /plok't*/ Press Lots Of Keys To Abort.  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 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.

   [Jargon File]

   (2017-12-08)