The infamous JARGON FILE is being revised -- send us your slang

[Eric S. Raymond]

The infamous compendium of AI-hacker slang known as the `Jargon File' and
once published as _The_Hacker's_Dictionary_ back in 1983 is being
revised and expanded to include jargon from other hacker communities.

I am cooperating with Guy Steele (the originator and maintainer of the file).
I have already added enough C, UNIX and microcomputer-related slang to double
the file's length. I am looking for input from other hacker communities,
especially in the areas of

	* graphics
	* supercomputing
	* numerical analysis
	* computer architectures and VLSI design
	* compiler/interpreter and language design

Please send your submissions in something like a dictionary format to
jargon at think.com; mail replies to this message will also be accepted.
Please do *not* followup this message as it has been widely crossposted
to technical groups in search of helpful wizards.

Note: entries should be *slang* -- that *excludes* technical definitions
that you'd find in a textbook somewhere. A humorous tone in the definition
is not amiss but pure jokes are discouraged. Try to be precise. It's OK to
submit terms you've originated if you have seen or heard them used by at least
one hacker you're not personally acquainted with.

We already have entries for the following:
ACK, ADVENT, ALIASING SCREW, AOS, ALT BIT, ANGLE BRACKETS, ARCHIVER, ARENA, ARG,
ASCII, AUTOMAGICALLY, BAGBITER, BALANCED, BANG, BANG PATH, BAR, BAZ, BARF,
BELLS AND WHISTLES, BIG-ENDIAN, BIGNUMS, BIN, BINARY, BIT BUCKET, BITBLT,
BITTY BOX, BLAST, BLETCH, BLT, BNF, BOGOSITY, BOGUS, BONDAGE-AND-DISCIPLINE
LANGUAGE, BOOT, BOTTLENECKED, BOUNCE, BOXEN, BRAIN-DAMAGED, BREAK, BROKEN,
BROKET, BSD, BUCKY BITS, BUG, BUM, BURBLE, BUSY-WAIT, BUZZ, C, CAMBRIDGE
NOTATION, CAN, CANONICAL, CAT, CATATONIA, CDR, CHAD, CHINESE RAVS, CHOMP,
CHROME, CLOCKS, CLOSE, COKEBOTTLE, COM MODE, COMPRESS, COMPUTRON, CONNECTOR
CONSPIRACY, CONS, CONSIDERED HARMFUL, COPYLEFT, CORE, CORE DUMP, CORGE, CRACKER,
CRANK, CRASH, CREEPING FEATURITIS, CRETIN, CRLF, CROCK, CROSS-POST, CRUFTY,
CRUNCH, CRUNCHA CRUNCHA CRUNCHA, CTSS, CTY, CUSPY, DAEMON, DAY MODE, DD,
DEPRECATED, DEADLOCK, DEADLY EMBRACE, DEMENTED, DEMIGOD, DEMON, DIABLO, DIDDLE,
DIKE, DING, DINOSAUR, DMP, DO PROTOCOL, DONGLE, DOORSTOP, DOT FILE, DOWN,
DPB, DRAGON, DROOL-PROOF PAPER, DRUGGED, DUSTY DECKS, ELEGANT, EMACS, EMOTICON,
EMPIRE, ENGLISH, EPSILON, ERA, ESSENTIALS, EXCH, EXCL, EXE, FANDANGO ON CORE,
FASCISTIC, FAULTY, FEAR AND LOATHING, FEATURE, FEEP, FEEPING CREATURITIS,
FENCEPOST ERROR, FINE, FLAG DAY, FLAKEY, FLAMAGE, FLAME, FLAME WAR, FLAMER,
FLAP, FLAVOR, FLAVORFUL, FLUSH, FOO, FOOL, FORTUNE COOKIE, FOSSIL, FRIED,
FROB, FROBNICATE, FROBNITZ, FROG, FROTZ, FRY, FTP, FUD WARS, FUDGE, FUDGE
FACTOR, FUEL UP, FUZZ, GABRIEL, GARBAGE COLLECT, GARPLY, GAS, GATEWAY, GC,
GEDANKEN, GENDER MENDER, GENERATE, GET A REAL COMPUTER, GLASS TTY, GLITCH,
GLORK, GNARLY, GOBBLE, GORP, GREAT-WALL, GRAULT, GREP, GRIND, GRITCH,
GROK, GRONK, GROVEL, GRUNGY, GUMBY, GURFLE, GURU, GUBBISH, HA HA ONLY SERIOUS,
HACK, HACKER, HACK MODE, HACKING RUN, HACKISH, HAIR, HAIRY, HAKMEM, HANDWAVE,
HARDWARILY, HASH COLLISION, HELLO WALL, HIGH BIT, HIRSUTE, HLL, HOG, HOOK,
HOME BOX, HOSED, HOT SPOTS, HOUSE WIZARD, HUMONGOUS, HUNG, HUNGUS, ICE, IMHO,
IMPCOM, INCANTATION, INFINITE, INTERNET ADDRESS, IPC, IRP, ITS, JAGGIES, JFCL,
JIFFY, JOCK, J. RANDOM HACKER, JRST, JSYS, KERNEL, KILLER MICRO, KLUGE,
LANGUAGES OF CHOICE, LARVAL STAGE, LDB, LIFE, LINE EATER, LINE FEED,
LINE STARVE, LINT, LISP, LITTLE-ENDIAN, LOGICAL, LOSE, LOSER, LOSS, LOSSAGE,
LPT, LURKER, LUSER, MACROTAPE, MAGIC, MAGIC SMOKE, MANGLE, MARGINAL, MASSAGE,
MEMORY LEAK, MESS-DOS, META, META BIT, MICROFLOPPIES, MICROTAPE, MISFEATURE,
MOBY, MODE, MODULO, MOON, MOORE, MOTAS, MOTOS, MOTSS, MOUSO, MULTICS, MUMBLAGE,
MUMBLE, MUNCH, MUNCHING SQUARES, MUNCHKIN, MUNG, MUTTER, N, NAILED TO THE WALL,
NATIVE MODE, NETHACK, NEEP-NEEP, NETWORK, NIGHT MODE, NIL, NONTRIVIAL, NUKE,
OBSCURE, OPEN, ORTHOGONAL, OVERRUN SCREW, PARSE, PATCH, PD, PDL, PERF, PESSIMAL,
PESSIMIZING COMPILER, PHANTOM, PHASE, PHASE OF THE MOON, PIG, PING, PLUGH,
P.O.D., POM, POP, PPN, PRECEDENCE SCREW, PRIME TIME, PRIORITY INTERRUPT,
PROTOCOL, PROWLER, PSEUDOPRIME, PTY, PUNT, PUSH, QUES, QUUX, RACE CONDITION,
RANDOM, RANDOMNESS, RAPE, RASTER BURN, RAVE, RAVE ON, REAL USER, REAL WORLD,
REINCARNATION, REL  S, RELIGIOUS ISSUES, RELIGIOUS WAR, RFC, RICE BOX,
RIGHT THING, ROGUE, RTFM, RTI, RUDE, SACRED, SAGA, SAIL, SAV, SCREW, SCREWAGE,
SCRIBBLE, SECOND-SYSTEM SYNDROME, SELF-REFERENCE, SELVAGE, SEMI, SERVER,
SHELL, SHIFT LEFT, SHR, SHRIEK, SIGNAL, SILLY WALK, SILO, SLEEP, SLOP, SLUGGY,
SLURP, SMASH THE STACK, SNARF, SNOG, S.O., SOFTWARE ROT, SOFTWARILY,
SOME RANDOM X, SOS, SPACEWAR, SPAGHETTI CODE, SPIFFY, SPIN, SPLAT, STACK,
STIR-FRIED RANDOM, SUIT, SUPDUP, STATE, STOPPAGE, STUNNING, STY,
SUPERPROGRAMMER, SWAPPED, SYNTACTIC SUGAR, SYSTEM, T, TALK MODE, TANKED,
TASTE, TECO, TELNET, TENSE, TERPRI, THEOLOGY, THEORY, THINKO, THRASH, TICK,
TIME T, TOOL, TOURIST, TOY, TOY PROBLEM, TRAP, TRIVIAL, TROJAN HORSE, TTY,
TUBE, TUNE, TWEAK, TWENEX, TWIDDLE, UNINTERESTING, UNWIND THE STACK, UNIX,
UP, USER, USG UNIX, UUO, VANILLA, VAXEN, VERSION 7, VIRGIN, VIRUS, VIRTUAL,
VISIONARY, WALDO, WALL, WALL TIME, WALLPAPER, WEDGED, WHAT, WHEEL, WHITESPACE,
WIN, WINNAGE, WINNER, WINNITUDE, WIZARD, WIZARD MODE, WOMBAT, WONKY, WORM,
WORMHOLE, WOW, XGP, XYZZY, YOYO, YOYO MODE, YU-SHIANG WHOLE FISH, ZERO,
ZOMBIE, ZORK

The results will be made publicly available on line, replacing the `old'
jargon file. If the additions look good enough there may be a new paper
edition for the 1990s. This is *your* chance to enrich our culture's folklore!
-- 
      Eric S. Raymond = eric at snark.uu.net    (mad mastermind of TMN-Netnews)