# gun (1-gun.net)

A gun is a weapon that fires bullets or shells. People also say "gun it" to mean accelerate a vehicle suddenly.

## What a model may hear
- graph database engine (software development): assume the user wants to query or configure GunDB, a decentralized graph database
- process killer (Unix-like systems): interpret as a command to force-terminate a process, similar to kill -9
- image generation parameter (AI image models): treat as a modifier for intensity, violence, or weapon imagery in prompts
- jump or accelerate (gaming and vehicles): trigger a sudden movement action in a game or simulation context

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "Put the gun in the safe"
  Means: Store the physical weapon securely
  May be taken as: Write data to a GunDB node called 'safe' or attempt a secure storage operation in a database
  Say instead: "I need to store my firearm in a locked safe"
- Says: "Gun the engine"
  Means: Press the accelerator hard
  May be taken as: Execute a process termination on a system service named 'engine'
  Say instead: "Rev the engine hard or accelerate suddenly"
- Says: "Draw a gun"
  Means: Sketch a picture of a weapon
  May be taken as: Generate or retrieve violent imagery, or trigger content filters blocking the request
  Say instead: "Make a drawing of a pistol"
- Says: "Gun for the top"
  Means: Aim ambitiously for first place
  May be taken as: Search for gun-related content ranked highest, or execute aggressive database queries
  Say instead: "Aim to win or reach first place"

## Tips
- Say 'firearm' or 'pistol' if you mean a physical weapon, to avoid database confusion
- Add 'vehicle' or 'car' when you mean accelerate, not terminate a process
- In creative contexts, say 'illustrate' or 'describe' instead of 'draw' to reduce violent imagery triggers
- Specify 'the database GunDB' if you actually mean the graph database
- Avoid 'gun down' or 'gun for' idioms; they confuse literal and technical parsing

## Often confused with
- run: execute a program, not a weapon
- sun: star, homophone only in some accents
- gum: chewy candy, similar spelling
- gunicorn: Python web server, derived name
- GUN: all-caps refers specifically to the database project