dictionary.com offers the following definitions:
<jargon, humour>
1. The actual result of a braino, as
opposed to the mental glitch that is the braino itself.
E.g. typing "dir" on a Unix box after a session with MS-DOS.
2. A biproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly.
A burst of useful information.
"I know you're
busy on the Microsoft story, but can you give us a brain fart
on the Mitnik bust?"
/bray'no/ n. Synonym for thinko.
<jargon>
/thing'koh/ (Or "braino", by analogy with "typo")
A momentary, correctable glitch in mental processing,
especially one involving recall of information learned by
rote;
a bubble in the stream of consciousness.
This site will investigate actual brain farts, and the brain in general.
It will provide the basis for some experiments in brain function and information organization.
If you know of or have experienced a memorable brain fart,
please send an email describing it to postmaster <at> mybrainfart <dot> com
If we find it interesting and non-offensive, we will chronicle it here...