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• RL // n. [MUD community] Real Life. "Firiss laughs in RL" means that Firiss's player is laughing.
  Compare meatspace; oppose VR....
• VR: // [MUD] n. On-line abbrev for {virtual reality}, as opposed to {RL}.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• VR // [MUD] n. On-line abbrev for virtual reality, as opposed to RL.
• eledildonics: /tel`*-dil-do'-niks/ n. Sex in a computer simulated virtual reality, esp.
  computer-mediated sexual interaction between the {VR} presences of two humans....
• pod: [Great Britain] n. A lower form of life found on {talker system}s and {MUD}s.
  The spod has few friends in {RL} and uses talkers instead, finding communication easier and preferable over the net....
• light pipe: n. Fiber optic cable. Oppose {copper}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• payware: /pay'weir/ n. Commercial software. Oppose {shareware} or {freeware}.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• 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....
• Rl prgrmmrs dnt nd vwl