DP /D-P/ n.
1. Data Processing. Listed here because,
according to hackers, use of the term marks one immediately as a
suit. See DPer. 2. Common abbrev for
1. Data Processing. Listed here because,
according to hackers, use of the term marks one immediately as a
suit. See DPer. 2. Common abbrev for
Related:
- DP /D-P/ n.
1. Data Processing. Listed here because,
according to hackers, use of the term marks one immediately... - DPer: /dee-pee-er/ n. Data Processor. Hackers are absolutely
amazed that {suit}s use this term self-referentially.
*Computers* process data, not people! See {DP}. ... - DPer /dee-pee-er/ n.
Data Processor. Hackers are
absolutely amazed that suits use this term self-referentially.
Computers process data, not people! See DP... - C: n. 1. The third letter of the English alphabet. 2.
ASCII 1000011. 3. The name of a programming language... - awk: 1. n. [UNIX techspeak] An interpreted language for massaging
text data developed by Alfred Aho,
Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan (the name... - awk /awk/
1. n. [Unix techspeak] An interpreted language
for massaging text data developed by Alfred Aho,
Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan (the name... - PM: /P-M/ 1. v. (from `preventive maintenance') To bring down
a machine for inspection or test purposes.
See {provocative maintenance}; see also {scratch... - email: /ee'mayl/ (also written `e-mail') 1. n. Electronic mail
automatically passed through computer networks and/or via modems
over common-carrier lines.
Contrast {snail-mail}, {paper-net}, {voice-net}... - C n.
1. The third letter of the English alphabet.
2. ASCII 1000011. 3. The name of a programming...
From the same category:
- RTFAQ /R-T-F-A-Q/ imp.
[Usenet: primarily written,
by analogy with RTFM] Abbrev. for `Read the FAQ... - virgin adj.
Unused; pristine; in a known initial state.
"Let's bring up a virgin system and see if it crashes... - finger-pointing syndrome n.
All-too-frequent result of
bugs,
esp. in new or experimental configurations. The hardware... - K /K/ n.
[from kilo-] A kilobyte. Used both as a
spoken word and a written suffix (like meg and gig for
megabyte and gigabyte).
See quantifiers... - Vulcan nerve pinch n.
[from the old "Star Trek" TV series via Commodore...
