The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
brain fart
n.
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 DOS.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
brain fart
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?"
(1997-04-29)