:wizard: n. 1. A person who knows how a complex piece of software
or hardware works (that is, who {grok}s it); esp. someone who
can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency. Someone is a
{hacker} if he or she has general hacking ability, but is a wizard
with respect to something only if he or she has specific detailed
knowledge of that thing. A good hacker could become a wizard for
something given the time to study it. 2. A person who is permitted
to do things forbidden to ordinary people; one who has {wheel}
privileges on a system. 3. A UNIX expert, esp. a UNIX systems
programmer. This usage is well enough established that `UNIX
Wizard' is a recognized job title at some corporations and to most
headhunters. See {guru}, {lord high fixer}. See also
{deep magic}, {heavy wizardry}, {incantation}, {magic},
{mutter}, {rain dance}, {voodoo programming}, {wave a
dead chicken}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
or hardware works (that is, who {grok}s it); esp. someone who
can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency. Someone is a
{hacker} if he or she has general hacking ability, but is a wizard
with respect to something only if he or she has specific detailed
knowledge of that thing. A good hacker could become a wizard for
something given the time to study it. 2. A person who is permitted
to do things forbidden to ordinary people; one who has {wheel}
privileges on a system. 3. A UNIX expert, esp. a UNIX systems
programmer. This usage is well enough established that `UNIX
Wizard' is a recognized job title at some corporations and to most
headhunters. See {guru}, {lord high fixer}. See also
{deep magic}, {heavy wizardry}, {incantation}, {magic},
{mutter}, {rain dance}, {voodoo programming}, {wave a
dead chicken}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- wizard n.
1. Transitively, a person who knows how a
complex piece of software or hardware works (that is, who
groks it)
esp. someone who can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency.... - WIZARD n. 1. A person who knows how a complex piece of software or
hardware work
omeone who can find and fix his bugs in an emergency.... - hacker n.
[originally, someone who makes furniture with an
axe] 1.
A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.... - lord high fixer: [primarily British, from Gilbert & Sullivan's
`lord high executioner'] n.
The person in an organization who knows the most about some aspect of a system.... - whacker: [University of Maryland: from {hacker}] n.
1. A person, similar to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities.... - lord high fixer n.
[primarily British, from Gilbert &
Sullivan's `lord high executioner'] The person in an organization who knows the most about some aspect of a system.... - glitch: /glich/ [from German `glitschen' to slip, via Yiddish
`glitshen', to slide or skid] 1.
. A sudden interruption in electric service, sanity, continuity, or program function.... - deep magic n.
[poss. from C. S. Lewis's "Narnia"
books] An awesomely arcane technique central to a program or
system, esp.
one neither generally published nor available to hackers at large (compare black art)... - deep magic: [poss. from C. S. Lewis's "Narnia" books] n.
An awesomely arcane technique central to a program or system, esp....
