Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tron \Tron\, n.
See 3d {Trone}, 2. [Obs. or Scott.]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
TRON
1. {The Real-Time Operating System Nucleus}.
2. (TRace ON) A
{command} used when {debugging} {programs} written in
early {line-numbered} {BASIC} that contained {GOTO} and
{GOSUB} statements.
When the TRON command had been {executed}, the program ran
with a {window} open indicating the line number being
executed at that instant.
The {TROFF} (an abbreviation for "TRace OFF") command turned
the {tracing} off.
(2003-02-02)
tron
({NRL}, {CMU}, probably from the film "Tron") To
become inaccessible except via {electronic mail} or {talk}
especially when one is normally available via telephone or in
person.
Compare {spod}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1994-11-03)