- Alice and Bob n.
The archetypal individuals used as
examples in discussions of cryptographic protocols.
Originally, theorists would say something like:... - all-elbows adj.
[MS-DOS] Of a TSR
(terminate-and-stay-resident) IBM PC program,
such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities... - alpha geek n.
[from animal ethologists' `alpha
male'] The most technically accomplished or skillful person in some
implied context.
"Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek here... - alpha particles n.
See bit rot... - alt /awlt/
1. n. The alt shift key on an IBM PC or
clone keyboard;
see bucky bits, sense 2 (though typical PC usage... - alt bit /awlt bit/ [from alternate] adj.
See meta bit... - Aluminum Book n.
[MIT] "Common LISP: The Language",
by Guy L. Steele Jr. (Digital Press, first edition... - ambimouseterous /am-b*-mows'ter-us/ or /am-b*-mows'trus/
adj.
[modeled on ambidextrous] Able to use a mouse with... - Amiga n
A series of personal computer models originally
sold by Commodore,
based on 680x0 processors, custom support chips ... - Amiga Persecution Complex n.
The disorder suffered by a
particularly egregious variety of bigot,
those who believe that the marginality of their...
