:guru: n. [UNIX] An expert. Implies not only {wizard} skill but
also a history of being a knowledge resource for others. Less
often, used (with a qualifier) for other experts on other systems,
as in `VMS guru'. See {source of all good bits}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
also a history of being a knowledge resource for others. Less
often, used (with a qualifier) for other experts on other systems,
as in `VMS guru'. See {source of all good bits}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- guru n.
[Unix] An expert. Implies not only wizard
skill but also a history of being a knowledge resource for others.
Less often, used (with a qualifier) for other experts... - 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... - source of all good bits: n. A person from whom (or a place from
which) useful information may be obtained.
If you need to know about a program, a {guru} might... - weenie: n. 1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser resembling a
less amusing version of {BIFF} that infests many {BBS}
systems.
The typical weenie is a teenage boy with poor social... - 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... - house wizard: [prob. from ad-agency tradetalk, `house freak']
n.
A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or... - kahuna: /k*-hoo'n*/ [IBM: from the Hawaiian title for a shaman] n.
Synonym for {wizard}, {guru}. -- The AI Hackers... - weenie n.
1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser
resembling a less amusing version of B1FF that infests many
BBS systems.
The typical weenie is a teenage boy with poor social... - UNIX weenie: [ITS] n. 1. A derogatory play on `UNIX wizard',
common among hackers who use UNIX by necessity but...
