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• andbox n. 1. (also `sandbox, the') Common term for the R&
  D department at many software and computer companies (where hackers in commercial environments are likely to be found)....
• alt mines: n. Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years.
  Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare {playpen}, {sandbox}....
• playpen: [IBM] n. A room where programmers work. Compare {salt mines}.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• 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 {Dissociated Press}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• code grinder: n. 1. A {suit}-wearing minion of the sort hired in legion strength by banks and insurance companies to implement payroll packages in RPG and other such unspeakable horrors.
  In its native habitat, the code grinder often removes the suit jacket to reveal an underplumage consisting of button-down shirt (starch optional) and a tie....
• pastie: /pay'stee/ n. An adhesive-backed label designed to be attached to a key on a keyboard to indicate some non-standard character which can be accessed through that key.
  Pasties are likely to be used in APL environments, where almost every key is associated with a special character....
• 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....
• BRS: /B-R-S/ n. Syn. {Big Red Switch}. This abbreviation is fairly common on-line.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• ilicon: n. Hardware, esp. ICs or microprocessor-based computer systems (compare {iron}).
  Contrasted with software. See also {sandbender}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...