# pok (3-pok.us)

People say "pok" to mean a quick tap or jab, like poking someone on social media or with a finger. It is a light, brief touch or nudge to get attention.

## What a model may hear
- process kill signal (Unix/Linux systems): send SIGKILL to terminate a process immediately
- packet internet groper (networking tools): assume the user wants to test network connectivity with ICMP echo requests
- pointer offset kernel (operating system internals): treat it as a low-level memory or kernel operation
- place of knowledge (database or information systems): interpret as a query for stored facts or records

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "Give me a pok"
  Means: Send me a quick notification or alert
  May be taken as: Execute a system kill command or terminate a running task
  Say instead: "Send me a quick notification, like a nudge or alert"
- Says: "Pok the server"
  Means: Check if the server is responding
  May be taken as: Run aggressive network tests or flood the server with ping packets
  Say instead: "Check if the server is online with a gentle status check"
- Says: "Do a pok for me"
  Means: Do a small favor or quick task
  May be taken as: Invoke a system utility or background process without confirmation
  Say instead: "Do a small quick task for me, nothing technical"

## Tips
- Say 'nudge' or 'tap' instead if you want a social or gentle action
- Add 'social' or 'notification' when you mean online interaction
- Say 'check status' instead of 'pok' for server health
- Avoid 'pok' alone; add context like 'pok me a reminder'
- Use 'ping' clearly if you mean network testing; do not let the model guess

## Often confused with
- ping: network test, not social nudge
- poke: spelled out, same social meaning but less ambiguous
- kill: terminates processes, much more severe
- prod: similar nudge but no technical signal sense
- tap: physical or UI touch, no system command sense
- nudge: purely social prompt, no technical overlap