:sneakernet: /snee'ker-net/ n. Term used (generally with ironic
intent) for transfer of electronic information by physically
carrying tape, disks, or some other media from one machine to
another. "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon
filled with magtape, or a 747 filled with CD-ROMs." Also called
`Tennis-Net', `Armpit-Net', `Floppy-Net' or `Shoenet'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
intent) for transfer of electronic information by physically
carrying tape, disks, or some other media from one machine to
another. "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon
filled with magtape, or a 747 filled with CD-ROMs." Also called
`Tennis-Net', `Armpit-Net', `Floppy-Net' or `Shoenet'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- sneakernet /snee'ker-net/ n.
Term used (generally with
ironic intent) for transfer of electronic information by physically
carrying tape,
disks, or some other media from one machine to another... - net.police: /net-p*-lees'/ n. (var. `net.cops') Those USENET
readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and
{flame} any posting which they regard as offensive or in
violation of their understanding of {netiquette}.
Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also... - pain in the net: n. A {flamer}.
--
The AI Hackers... - email: /ee'mayl/ (also written `e-mail') 1. n. Electronic mail
automatically passed through computer networks and/or via modems
over common-carrier lines.
Contrast {snail-mail}, {paper-net}, {voice-net}... - sig block: /sig blok/ [UNIX; often written `.sig' there] n.
Short for `signature', used specifically to refer to... - network address: n. (also `net address') As used by hackers,
means an address on `the' network (see {network, the}... - paper-net: n. Hackish way of referring to the postal service,
analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network... - voice-net: n. Hackish way of referring to the telephone system,
analogizing it to a digital network. USENET {sig block}s... - net.-: /net dot/ pref. [USENET] Prefix used to describe people and
events related to USENET.
From the time before the {Great Renaming}, when...
