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  • noun A member of the Parisian underworld.

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  • noun Alternative capitalization of Apache, a Parisian gangster.

Etymologies

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[French apache, Apache, ruffian, from English Apache.]

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From French apache

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Examples

  • The same apache is working with another php app that connects successfully with the DB.

    Developer Hubris : #comments 2007

  • Why the heck are they using this resource hogggg called apache?! reply nick leung

    Twitter: You Say Transparency, I Say Vulnerability Nik Cubrilovic 2005

  • I'm getting a crap-ton of error messages, along with some weird extension "apache" something that keeps telling me, "It works!" ... even as I'm told that my profile is 404NOTFOUND.

    random general update jasonbsizemore 2007

  • He belonged to the "apache" type, and had come out of one of those foul lairs which lie hidden behind the white beauty of Paris -- yet he spoke with a terrible eloquence which kept me fascinated.

    The Soul of the War Philip Gibbs 1919

  • And the partner on my right hand was an 'apache' from Montmartre;

    Rhymes of a Red Cross Man 1916

  • But if, for example, you're creating an helper to modify a file owned and editable by the user "apache", you can make the helper be run by "apache" and be even more secure.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • But if, for example, you're creating an helper to modify a file owned and editable by the user "apache", you can make the helper be run by "apache" and be even more secure.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Drf 2010

  • But if, for example, you're creating an helper to modify a file owned and editable by the user "apache", you can make the helper be run by "apache" and be even more secure.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Drf 2010

  • As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as "apache", while apache 2.x is referred to as

    tuxmachines.org aggregator 2010

  • But if, for example, you're creating an helper to modify a file owned and editable by the user "apache", you can make the helper be run by "apache" and be even more secure.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] 2010

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  • Apache is a highly dramatic dance associated in popular culture with Parisian street culture in the beginning of 20th century. The name of the dance is pronounced ah-PAHSH (not ah-PATCH-ee, like the Native American tribe). The dance is named after the nickname of street gang members, Apaches.

    The dance is very brutal to the woman, and sometimes said to reenact a "discussion" between pimp and prostitute. It includes mock slaps and punches, the man picking up and throwing the woman to the ground, or lifting and carrying her while struggling or feigning unconsciousness. In some examples, the woman may fight back.

    _Wikipedia

    February 25, 2008