real user n.
1. A commercial user. One who is paying
real money for his computer usage. 2. A non-hacker.
Someone using the system for an explicit purpose (a research
project, a course, etc.) other than pure exploration. See
user. Hackers who are also students may also be real users.
"I need this fixed so I can do a problem set. I'm not complaining
out of randomness, but as a real user." See also luser.
1. A commercial user. One who is paying
real money for his computer usage. 2. A non-hacker.
Someone using the system for an explicit purpose (a research
project, a course, etc.) other than pure exploration. See
user. Hackers who are also students may also be real users.
"I need this fixed so I can do a problem set. I'm not complaining
out of randomness, but as a real user." See also luser.
Related:
- eal user n.
1. A commercial user. One who is paying
real money for his computer usage.
2. A non-hacker. Someone using the system for an explicit purpose (a research project, a course, etc.... - user n.
1. Someone doing `real work' with the computer,
using it as a means rather than an end.
Someone who pays to use a computer. See real user.... - front end: n. 1. An intermediary computer that does set-up and
filtering for another (usually more powerful but less friendly)
machine (a `back end').
2. What you're talking to when you have a conversation with someone who is making replies without paying attention.... - winner: 1. n. An unexpectedly good situation, program, programmer,
or person.
2. `real winner': Often sarcastic, but also used as high praise (see also the note under {user}).... - winner
1. n. An unexpectedly good situation, program,
programmer, or person.
2. `real winner': Often sarcastic, but also used as high praise (see also the note under user).... - oftware rot n.
Term used to describe the tendency of
software that has not been used in a while to lose
uch failure may be semi-humorously ascribed to bit rot.... - Macintrash: /mak'in-trash`/ n. The Apple Macintosh, as described
by a hacker who doesn't appreciate being kept away from the
*real computer* by the interface.
The term {maggotbox} has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.... - IRC: /I-R-C/ [Internet Relay Chat] n. A worldwide "party
line" network that allows one to converse with others in real
time.
IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers, each of which accepts connections from client programs, one per user.... - luser: /loo'zr/ n. A {user}; esp. one who is also a
{loser}.
({luser} and {loser} are pronounced identically....
