Gopher

Definition	:	reference to the University of Minnesota's mascot, the Golden Gopher, which is a type of ground squirrel
Category	:	Computing » Protocols
Country/Region	:	Worldwide
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What does Gopher mean?

Gopher is a protocol and a client-server system for distributing, searching, and retrieving documents over the internet.
The name "Gopher" is believed to have been chosen as a reference to the University of Minnesota's mascot, the Golden Gopher, which is a type of ground squirrel. The name also suggests the idea of "burrowing" through information to find what you're looking for.
The Gopher project was initiated at the University of Minnesota in 1991 by a team of students led by Mark P. McCahill, and was intended to be a simple and easy-to-use system for sharing and accessing information over the internet.