Related:

• kahuna /k*-hoo'n*/ n. [IBM: from the Hawaiian title for a shaman] Synonym for wizard, guru.
• glass: [IBM] n. Synonym for {silicon}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• iff: v.,n. Synonym for {poll}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• meatware: n. Synonym for {wetware}. Less common. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• ource of all good bits: n. A person from whom (or a place from which) useful information may be obtained.
  If you need to know about a program, a {guru} might be the source of all good bits....
• guru: n. [UNIX] An expert. Implies not only {wizard} skill but also a history of being a knowledge resource for others.
  Less often, used (with a qualifier) for other experts on other systems, as in `VMS guru'....
• cowboy: [Sun, from William Gibson's {cyberpunk} SF] n.
  Synonym for {hacker}. It is reported that at Sun this word is often said with reverence....
• open switch: [IBM: prob. from railroading] n. An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• ale pointer bug: n. Synonym for {aliasing bug} used esp.
  among microcomputer hackers. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...