Collection of definitions from computer subcultures
The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers. The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical cultures such as the MIT AI Lab, the Stanford AI Lab (SAIL) and others of the old ARPANET AI/LISP/PDP-10 communities, including Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Carnegie Mellon University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It was published in paperback form in 1983 as The Hacker's Dictionary (edited by Guy Steele), revised in 1991 as The New Hacker's Dictionary (ed. Eric S. Raymond; third edition published 1996).
The concept of the file began with the Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) that came out of early TX-0 and PDP-1 hackers in the 1950s, where the term hacker emerged and the ethic, philosophies and some of the nomenclature emerged.
The JargonFile is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers. The original JargonFile was a collection of terms from technical...
Jargon or technical language is the specialized terminology associated with a particular field or area of activity. Jargon is normally employed in a particular...
technical community insist the latter is the correct usage, as in the JargonFile definition. Sometimes, "hacker" is simply used synonymously with "geek":...
dictionary. Google developer documentation style guide word list The JargonFile entry on "foobar", catb.org RFC 1639 – FTP Operation Over Big Address...
several files into a single archive?". Gnu.org. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010. "tarball, The JargonFile, version...
( ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ). Macquarie Dictionary (3rd edition) Raymond, Eric S. "ASCII". The JargonFile. Archived from the original on 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2007-07-28. Bulletin...
malevolent purposes—lies in exploiting weaknesses in computer security. The JargonFile, an influential but not universally accepted compendium of hacker slang...
enough"; and klutzy lashup, under-going engineering".[citation needed] The JargonFile (a.k.a. The New Hacker's Dictionary), a glossary of computer programmer...
they are now members of this special group. However, according to the JargonFile, a "well-known LISPer" has been known to give out buttons with Knights...
all hardware! It's a shame programmers don't grok that better." The JargonFile, which describes itself as a "Hacker's Dictionary" and has been published...
turning off the user's access to computer resources and the like. The JargonFile states that the word was coined around 1975 at MIT, although LUSER is...
Obsolete. Obsoletes RFC 2373. Obsoleted by RFC 4291. Raymond, Eric S. "The JargonFile". "MySQL :: MySQL 5.5 Reference Manual :: 4.1 Overview of MySQL Programs"...
following World War II, and an example photocopy is shown in the JargonFile. The JargonFile also mentions that German hackers had in turn developed their...
Feb 5, 2014, Medium Hauben et al. 1997, Ch. 9 Raymond, Eric. "grep". JargonFile. Archived from the original on 2006-06-17. Retrieved 2006-06-29. Paul...
Retrieved 20 March 2015. "About LAME". Retrieved 20 February 2016. "The JargonFile: Mung". Retrieved 15 October 2007. "History of PHP". php.net. "What Pine...
ISBN 1-85233-532-7, ISBN 978-1-85233-532-8 The jargonfile v4.4.7 Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, JargonFile Archive. Chapter 3 - The Social Forces...
creaturism". The JargonFile. Ver. 4.4.7. Retrieved June 20, 2017. Raymond, Eric S.; et al. (December 29, 2003). "feeping creature". The JargonFile. Ver. 4.4...
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