:fan: n. Without qualification, indicates a fan of science
fiction, especially one who goes to {con}s and tends to hang out
with other fans. Many hackers are fans, so this term has been
imported from fannish slang; however, unlike much fannish slang it
is recognized by most non-fannish hackers. Among SF fans the
plural is correctly `fen', but this usage is not automatic to
hackers. "Laura reads the stuff occasionally but isn't really a
fan."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
fiction, especially one who goes to {con}s and tends to hang out
with other fans. Many hackers are fans, so this term has been
imported from fannish slang; however, unlike much fannish slang it
is recognized by most non-fannish hackers. Among SF fans the
plural is correctly `fen', but this usage is not automatic to
hackers. "Laura reads the stuff occasionally but isn't really a
fan."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- fan n.
Without qualification, indicates a fan of science
fiction,
especially one who goes to cons and tends to hang out... - con n.
[from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention.
Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional... - con: [from SF fandom] n. A science-fiction convention.
Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as... - propeller head: n. Used by hackers, this is syn. with {computer
geek}.
Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies... - propeller head n.
Used by hackers, this is syn. with
computer geek.
Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies... - oid suff.
[from Greek suffix -oid = `in the image
of'] 1.
Used as in mainstream slang English to indicate a poor... - neophilia: /nee`oh-fil'-ee-*/ n. The trait of being excited and
pleased by novelty.
Common among most hackers, SF fans, and members... - oid: [from `android'] suff. 1. Used as in mainstream English to
indicate a poor imitation,
a counterfeit, or some otherwise slightly bogus... - h: [from SF fandom] infix. A method of `marking' common words,
i.e., calling attention to the fact that they are being...
