:gweep: /gweep/ [WPI] 1. v. To {hack}, usually at night. At
WPI, from 1977 onwards, one who gweeped coud often be found at the
College Computing Center punching cards or crashing the {PDP-10}
or, later, the DEC-20. The term has survived the demise of those
technologies, however, and is still alive in late 1991. "I'm
going to go gweep for a while. See you in the morning." "I gweep
from 8 PM till 3 AM during the week." 2. n. One who habitually
gweeps in sense 1; a {hacker}. "He's a hard-core gweep,
mumbles code in his sleep."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
WPI, from 1977 onwards, one who gweeped coud often be found at the
College Computing Center punching cards or crashing the {PDP-10}
or, later, the DEC-20. The term has survived the demise of those
technologies, however, and is still alive in late 1991. "I'm
going to go gweep for a while. See you in the morning." "I gweep
from 8 PM till 3 AM during the week." 2. n. One who habitually
gweeps in sense 1; a {hacker}. "He's a hard-core gweep,
mumbles code in his sleep."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- gweep /gweep/
[WPI] 1. v. To hack, usually at night.
At WPI, from 1975 onwards, one who gweeped could often be found at the College Computing Center punching cards or crashing the PDP-10 or, later, the DEC-20.... - phase: 1. n. The offset of one's waking-sleeping schedule with
respect to the standard 24-hour cycle
a useful concept among people who often work at night and/or according to no fixed schedule.... - down: 1. adj. Not operating. "The up escalator is down" is
considered a humorous thing to say
and "The elevator is down" always means "The elevator isn't working" and never refers to what floor the elevator is on.... - MIPS: /mips/ [abbreviation] n. 1. A measure of computing speed
formally, `Million Instructions Per Second' (that's 10^6 per second, not 2^(20)!... - wall: [WPI] interj. 1. An indication of confusion, usually spoken
with a quizzical tone
Wall??" 2. A request for further explication.... - 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.... - hack
[very common] 1. n. Originally, a quick job that
produces what is needed, but not well.
2. n. An incredibly good, and perhaps very time-consuming, piece of work that produces exactly what is needed.... - phase
1. n. The offset of one's waking-sleeping schedule
with respect to the standard 24-hour cycle
a useful concept among people who often work at night and/or according to no fixed schedule.... - oglodyte: [Commodore] n. 1. A hacker who never leaves his
cubicle.
The term `Gnoll' (from Dungeons & Dragons) is also reported....
