The word "gauss" refers to a unit of measurement used to quantify the strength of a magnetic field. It is named after the German mathematician and physicist, Carl Friedrich Gauss.Full definition
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse; then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, «cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang. (slaw.ca)
Let's cut to the chase: A neutron star carries a whopping trillion - gauss magnetic field. (space.com)