jack in v.
To log on to a machine or connect to a network
or BBS, esp. for purposes of entering a virtual reality
simulation such as a MUD or IRC (leaving is "jacking
out"). This term derives from cyberpunk SF, in which it was
used for the act of plugging an electrode set into neural sockets
in order to interface the brain directly to a virtual reality. It
is primarily used by MUD and IRC fans and younger hackers on BBS
systems.
To log on to a machine or connect to a network
or BBS, esp. for purposes of entering a virtual reality
simulation such as a MUD or IRC (leaving is "jacking
out"). This term derives from cyberpunk SF, in which it was
used for the act of plugging an electrode set into neural sockets
in order to interface the brain directly to a virtual reality. It
is primarily used by MUD and IRC fans and younger hackers on BBS
systems.
Related:
- jack in v.
To log on to a machine or connect to a network
or BBS,
esp. for purposes of entering a virtual reality ... - bamf /bamf/
1. [from X-Men comics; originally "bampf"]
interj.
Notional sound made by a person or object teleporting... - bamf: /bamf/ 1. [from old X-Men comics] interj. Notional sound
made by a person or object teleporting in or out of the hearer's
vicinity.
Often used in {virtual reality} (esp. {MUD}) electronic... - VR: // [MUD] n. On-line abbrev for {virtual reality},
as opposed to {RL}. -- The AI Hackers... - VR // [MUD] n.
On-line abbrev for virtual reality,
as opposed to RL... - cyberspace /si:'br-spays`/ n.
1. Notional
`information-space' loaded with visual cues and navigable with
brain-computer interfaces called `cyberspace decks';
a characteristic prop of cyberpunk SF. Serious... - sucking mud: [Applied Data Research] adj. (also `pumping
mud') Crashed or {wedged}.
Usually said of a machine that provides some service... - finn: [IRC] v. To pull rank on somebody based on the amount of
time one has spent on {IRC}.
The term derives from the fact that IRC was originally... - finn v.
[IRC] To pull rank on somebody based on the amount
of time one has spent on IRC.
The term derives from the fact that IRC was originally...
