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• house wizard n. [prob. from ad-agency tradetalk, `house freak'] A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&
  D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit....
• 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'....
• 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....
• exec: /eg-zek'/ vt., n. 1. [UNIX: from `execute'] Synonym for {chain}, derives from the `exec(2)' call.
  2. [from `executive'] obs. The command interpreter for an {OS} (see {shell})...
• wizard mode: [from {rogue}] n. A special access mode of a program or system, usually passworded, that permits some users godlike privileges.
  Generally not used for operating systems themselves (`root mode' or `wheel mode' would be used instead)....
• guru meditation: n. Amiga equivalent of `panic' in UNIX (sometimes just called a `guru' or `guru event').
  When the system crashes, a cryptic message of the form "GURU MEDITATION #XXXXXXXX....
• 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....
• kahuna: /k*-hoo'n*/ [IBM: from the Hawaiian title for a shaman] n.
  Synonym for {wizard}, {guru}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• wannabee /won'*-bee/ n. (also, more plausibly, spelled `wannabe') [from a term recently used to describe Madonna fans who dress, talk, and act like their idol
  prob. originally from biker slang] A would-be hacker....