Related:

• elf-reference n. See self-reference.
• xref: /X'ref/ vt., n. Hackish standard abbreviation for `cross-reference'.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• 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}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• Knuth: /knooth/ [Donald E. Knuth's "The Art of Computer Programming"] n.
  Mythically, the reference that answers all questions about data structures or algorithms....
• flame on: vi.,interj. 1. To begin to {flame}. The punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer widely recognized.
  2. To continue to flame. See {rave}, {burble}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• bible: n. 1. One of a small number of fundamental source books such as {Knuth} and {K&R}.
  2. The most detailed and authoritative reference for a particular language, operating system, or other complex software system....
• Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid: Douglas Hofstadter Basic Books, 1979 ISBN 0-394-74502-7 This book reads like an intellectual Grand Tour of hacker preoccupations.
  Music, mathematical logic, programming, speculations on the nature of intelligence, biology, and Zen are woven into a brilliant tapestry themed on the concept of encoded self-reference....
• Berzerkeley: /b*r-zer'klee/ [from `berserk', via the name of a now-deceased record label] n.
  Humorous distortion of `Berkeley' used esp. to refer to the practices or products of the {BSD} UNIX hackers....
• ainbow series: n. Any of several series of technical manuals distinguished by cover color.
  The original rainbow series was the NCSC security manuals (see {Orange Book}, {crayola books})...