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From time to time a snapshot of this file has been polished, edited, and formatted for commercial publication with the cooperation of the volunteer editors and the hacker community at large. If you wish to have a bound paper copy of this file, you may find it convenient to purchase one of these. They often contain additional material not found in on-line versions. The two `authorized' editions so far are described in the Revision History section; there may be more in the future. * [6]Introduction: The purpose and scope of this File * [7]A Few Terms: Of Slang, Jargon and Techspeak * [8]Revision History: How the File came to be * [9]Jargon Construction: How hackers invent jargon * [10]Hacker Writing Style: How they write * [11]Email Quotes: And the Inclusion Problem * [12]Hacker Speech Style: How hackers talk * [13]International Style: Some notes on usage outside the U.S. * [14]Lamer-speak: Crackers, Phreaks, and Lamers * [15]Pronunciation Guide: How to read the pronunciation keys * [16]Other Lexicon Conventions: How to read lexicon entries * [17]Format for New Entries: How to submit new entries for the File * [18]The Jargon Lexicon: The lexicon itself * [19]Appendix A: Hacker Folklore * [20]Appendix B: A Portrait of J. Random Hacker * [21]Appendix C: Helping Hacker Culture Grow * [22]Bibliography: For your further enjoyment
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Introduction This document is a collection of slang terms used by various subcultures of computer hackers. Though some technical material is included for background and flavor, it is not a technical dictionary; what we describe here is the language hackers use among themselves for fun, social communication, and technical debate.
The `hacker culture' is actually a loosely networked collection of subcultures that is