broken arrow
The error code displayed on line 25 of a {IBM
3270} {terminal} (or a {terminal emulator} emulating a 3270)
for various kinds of {protocol} violations and "unexpected"
error conditions (including connection to a {down} computer).
On a PC, simulated with "->/_", with the two centre characters
overstruck.
"Broken arrow" is also military jargon for an accident
involving nuclear weapons.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-02-07)