The geekicon.
The writer discusses the “Hacker's Dictionary” or “Jargon File” on the Internet, which is an electronic compendium of words and phrases used by Internet operators. Many of the terms in the dictionary are computer-geek slang from the 1970s or earlier; others are rarely used logical puns on the illog...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 341; pp. 76 - 77 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
December 21 1996-January 3 1997
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | The writer discusses the “Hacker's Dictionary” or “Jargon File” on the Internet, which is an electronic compendium of words and phrases used by Internet operators. Many of the terms in the dictionary are computer-geek slang from the 1970s or earlier; others are rarely used logical puns on the illogicality of English; and a few are terms that have made their way into the wider Net community and even the outside world. Examples are presented. |
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