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Collection of definitions from computer subcultures
The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers. The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical
Jargon_File
Specialist terminology often understood only by a certain group
Jargon, or technical language, is the specialized terminology associated with a particular field or area of activity. Jargon is normally employed in a
Jargon
Placeholder variables in programming
"quux". Jargon File. 4.4.7. Archived from the original on 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-09-09. quux: /kwuhks/ Eric S. Raymond (ed.). "qux". Jargon File. 4.4
Foobar
Subculture of individuals
malevolent purposes—lies in exploiting weaknesses in computer security. The Jargon File, an influential but not universally accepted compendium of hacker slang
Hacker_culture
Adage to assume stupidity over malice
after its inclusion in the Jargon File, a glossary of computer programmer slang, in 1990. Later that year, the Jargon File editors declared its origin
Hanlon's_razor
Shell command for writing an input file or stream to standard output
simple streams of packets. The Jargon File version 4.4.7 lists this as the definition of cat: # To spew an entire file to the screen or some other output
Cat_(Unix)
Software information file
Retrieved 2019-06-04. [5] Archived 2006-09-19 at the Wayback Machine This article is based in part on the Jargon File, which is in the public domain.
README
Neologism coined by Robert Heinlein
Retrieved 4 January 2024. "grok". Jargon File. Retrieved 18 October 2024. "Jargon File version 2.7.1". Jargon File. 1 March 1991. Retrieved 18 October
Grok
Act of overwriting a resource
information, but it can be used for intentional overwriting as well. The Jargon File defines clobbering as To overwrite, usually unintentionally: "I walked
Clobbering
File format and file compression program
several files into a single archive?". Gnu.org. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010. "tarball, The Jargon File, version
Gzip
name being explained as a contraction of 'pubic'. For hardware, the Jargon File also reports the less common expression byte sex. It is unclear whether
SEX_(computing)
Keyboard used on MIT Lisp machines, influential to Emacs
respective original developers. This article is based in part on the Jargon File, which is in the public domain. Xah Lee (2011-10-27). "Space-cadet Keyboard
Space-cadet_keyboard
Traditional first example of a computer programming language
greeting that required several character constants for its expression. The Jargon File reports that "hello, world!" instead originated in 1967 with the language
Hello,_world
Worldwide computer-based distributed discussion system
ISBN 1-85233-532-7, ISBN 978-1-85233-532-8 The jargon file v4.4.7 Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Jargon File Archive. Chapter 3 - The Social Forces
Usenet
Unmaintainable solution
century, as British and American (respectively) military slang. The Jargon File (a.k.a. The New Hacker's Dictionary), a glossary of computer programmer
Kludge
Unconventional units of measurement intended as humor
the MAD typesetters. Encyclopedia Frobozzica, Infocom, 1993. "sagan". Jargon File. P.M. Gresshoff (2004). "Book Reviews: Plant Signal Transduction". Annals
List of humorous units of measurement
List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement
Excessive ongoing expansion or addition of features in a product
creaturism". The Jargon File. Ver. 4.4.7. Retrieved June 20, 2017. Raymond, Eric S.; et al. (December 29, 2003). "feeping creature". The Jargon File. Ver. 4.4
Feature_creep
Hacker slang for geographic coordinates
address in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jargon File ICBM Address Entry This article is based in part on the Jargon File, which is in the public domain.
ICBM_address
American computer programmer
the Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) dictionary, a predecessor to the Jargon File. He appears in Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy
Peter_Samson
Open container format by Xiph.Org Foundation
open, unrestricted by software patents. Its name is derived from "ogging," jargon from the computer game Netrek, alluding to the high processing cost of early
Ogg
Punch card with all holes punched
service List of practical joke topics This article is based in part on the Jargon File, version 4.2.1, which is in the public domain. Ferbrache, David (2012-12-06)
Lace_card
Acronym for "what you see is what you get" in computing
MIT Press. p. 497. ISBN 0-262-68092-0. Eric S. Raymond (ed.). "The Jargon File 4.4.7: YAFIYGI". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved
WYSIWYG
Degradation or loss of the use of software over time
deterioration, or loss of the use or performance of software over time. The Jargon File, a compendium of hacker lore, defines "bit rot" as a jocular explanation
Software_rot
Project management and software design pitfall in second major iterations
Engineering. Addison-Wesley. Raymond, Eric S. "second-system effect". The Jargon File. Retrieved 2026-01-26. Brooks, Frederick P. Jr. (1975). "The Second-System
Second-system_effect
Implementation of loop unrolling in C
ability to jump into the middle of a loop in C. This leads to what the Jargon File calls "the most dramatic use yet seen of fall through in C". C's default
Duff's_device
Computer programming convention
were claimed to have been the most common bracing styles in 1991 by the Jargon File, with roughly equal popularity at the time. This style puts the brace
Indentation_style
Tactic used to influence opinion
ISBN 0-7656-0083-8. Raymond, Eric Steven, ed. (2003-12-29). "FUD". The Jargon File. Version 4.4.7. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2004-03-19
Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt
36-bit computer by Digital (1966–1983)
doom of ITS and the technical cultures that had spawned the original jargon file, but by the 1990s it had become something of a badge of honor among old-time
PDP-10
Hacker jargon for computerised blinking lights
following World War II, and an example photocopy is shown in the Jargon File. The Jargon File also mentions that German hackers had in turn developed their
Blinkenlights
Term describing difficult problems in AI
are in Erik Mueller's 1987 PhD dissertation and in Eric Raymond's 1991 Jargon File. Expert systems, that were popular in the 1980s, were able to solve very
AI-complete
US programmer, author, and open-source advocate
the Roguelike game NetHack. In the 1990s, he edited and updated the Jargon File, published as The New Hacker's Dictionary. Raymond was born in Boston
Eric_S._Raymond
American computer scientist (born 1951)
at the University of Kentucky. He compiled the first version of the Jargon File. He is the author of An Operating Systems Vade Mecum, a textbook on operating
Raphael_Finkel
Adage that anything that can go wrong will go wrong
Scientific, 2004, ISBN 981-238-571-1. Chatterjee, p. 1 "Murphy's Law". Jargon File. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-04-19. Drucker
Murphy's_law
Computer jargon
Mung or munge is computer jargon for a series of potentially destructive or irrevocable changes to a piece of data or a file. It is sometimes used for
Mung_(computer_term)
Resource allocation problem in computer science
global synchronization Cache stampede "Thundering Herd Problem". The Jargon File (version 4.4.7). Retrieved 9 July 2019. Platform, The Tech (2023-06-06)
Thundering_herd_problem
Phrase used in cyberpunk literature
cyberspace, and in his subsequent novel Neuromancer. According to the Jargon File, as well as Gibson's own acknowledgements, the term ICE was originally
Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics
Intrusion_Countermeasures_Electronics
Set of rules for naming entities in source code and documentation
things Raymond, Eric S. (29 December 2003). "religious issues". The Jargon File (version 4.4.7 ed.). Archived from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved
Naming convention (programming)
Naming_convention_(programming)
Acronym whose expansion includes a copy of itself
from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016. "The Jargon File: Mung". Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 October
Recursive_acronym
Eight-bit character encoding system invented by IBM
of purest evil. — The Jargon file 4.4.7 EBCDIC design was the source of many jokes. One such joke, found in the Unix fortune file of 4.3BSD Reno (1990)
EBCDIC
Command-line utility for text search
simulated, g/re/p (global regular expression print). Raymond, Eric. "grep". Jargon File. Archived from the original on 2006-06-17. Retrieved 2006-06-29. Paul
Grep
Internet jargon
Tragedy of the commons Eric Raymond. "September that never ended". The Jargon File (version 4.4.7). Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Grossman
Eternal_September
Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8493-8523-0. Eric S. Raymond. "daemon". The Jargon File. Retrieved 2008-10-22. James Glanz (September 22, 2012). "Power, Pollution
Glossary_of_computer_science
Topics referred to by the same term
sense to them Jargon File, a glossary of computer programmer slang This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jargon. If an internal
Jargon_(disambiguation)
Emoticons using Japanese characters
doi:10.4324/9780429491757-4. ISBN 978-0-429-49175-7. S2CID 241778181. "Jargon file, version 2.6.1, February 12, 1991". Retrieved March 14, 2013. "KawaiiFace
Kaomoji
Slang word
sports to politics (e.g. "Obama owns Fox News" or "Trump owns CNN"). The Jargon File, a historical glossary of computer slang, defines the hacker usage of
Owned_(slang)
Examination of two or more entities to deduce their similarities and differences
Much Ado About Nothing (1598-99), Act III, scene 5, line 19. Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote (1605-15), Part II, Chapter I. "diff", The Jargon File.
Comparison
Measurement of time
with 10 ms (1/100 s) reported as an increasingly common standard in the Jargon File. Stratus VOS (Virtual Operating System) uses a jiffy of 1/65,536 second
Jiffy_(time)
Data item stored in a browser by a website
Retrieved 19 October 2017. Raymond, Eric (ed.). "magic cookie". The Jargon File (version 4.4.7). Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved
HTTP_cookie
Way of using computer memory
space". Address space options for 32bit systems. "userland, n." The Jargon File. Eric S. Raymond. Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved
User_space_and_kernel_space
Semi-fictional hacking organization
they are now members of this special group. However, according to the Jargon File, a "well-known LISPer" has been known to give out buttons with Knights
Knights of the Lambda Calculus
Knights_of_the_Lambda_Calculus
Principle that allows one to eliminate unlikely explanations
11 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016. "Hanlon's Razor". The Jargon File 4.4.7. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 25 February
Philosophical_razor
File used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects
1986). "All Sorts of Software". BYTE. p. 269. Retrieved 27 August 2015. Kill file entry in the Jargon File Kill file definition entry at NewsDemon.com
Kill_file
Science fiction subgenre in a futuristic dystopian setting
(1988) followed after Gibson's popular debut novel. According to the Jargon File, "Gibson's near-total ignorance of computers and the present-day hacker
Cyberpunk
Method of bypassing authentication or encryption in a computer
Compiler trap doors Wheeler (2009): Section 2: Background and related work Jargon File entry for "backdoor" describes Thompson compiler hack Sophos labs on
Backdoor_(computing)
2019 linguistics book by Gretchen McCulloch
early programmers maintained a digital file of "hacker slang" called the Jargon File. As early as 1976, the Jargon File contained computer slang including
Because_Internet
Term
unlucky, inept, or newbie people. This article is based in part on the Jargon File, which is in the public domain. A Large Dictionary of Russian Nicknames
Chainik
Computer providing a central resource or service
documents, such as RFC 4, contrasting "serving-host" with "using-host". The Jargon File defines server in the common sense of a process performing service for
Server_(computing)
Cutting tool
Sons. p. 81. LCCN 43003480. Raymond, Eric (2003-12-29). "dike". The Jargon File (version 4.4.7). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Wikimedia Commons has media related
Diagonal_pliers
Character encoding standard
targets Jargon file – Collection of definitions from computer subculturesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Text file – Computer file containing
ASCII
Type of mainframe computer
(at no cost) at their website. This article is based in part on the Jargon File, which is in the public domain. C. Gordon Bell, Alan Kotok, Thomas N
DECSYSTEM-20
Joke term for smoke from failed electronics
programmers and computer scientists. The jargon file, a compendium of historical and current hacker jargon, defines: magic smoke: n. A substance trapped
Magic_smoke
Usage of punctuation
British form in their style guides (see ACS Style Guide). According to the Jargon File from 1983, American hackers (members of a subculture of enthusiastic
Quotation_marks_in_English
Underground publications in the Soviet bloc
2025-03-09. Yurchak 2006, p. 185. Yurchak 2006, p. 192. Raymond 1996; Jargon File 2004: "Note that samizdat is properly used only with respect to documents
Samizdat
Informal term for the transfer of electronic information by physically moving media
pigeon. Air gap (networking) Darknet Data Mule IP over Avian Carriers Jargon File Meatspace Pod slurping Sideloading Twilight (warez) USB dead drop Jaya
Sneakernet
Computer key
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Command keys. Jargon File entry on feature key Jargon File entry on pretzel key Andy Hertzfeld's story at Folklore
Command_key
Independent software derived from existing software
code, splitting the potential developer community". He notes in the Jargon File: Forking is considered a Bad Thing—not merely because it implies a lot
Fork_(software_development)
offices in various international locations. Bernard Tapie This article is based in part on the Jargon File, which is in the public domain. Official website
Terraillon
Malicious software
hide themselves. An early example of this behavior is recorded in the Jargon File tale of a pair of programs infesting a Xerox CP-V time sharing system:
Malware
Device file that discards all data written to it
in OS/360 and successors such files would be assigned in JCL to DD DUMMY. In programmer jargon, especially Unix jargon, it may also be called the bit
Null_device
Paper or other physical form of information
from the Jargon File is that "You can't grep dead trees", which comes from the Unix command grep, which searches the contents of text files. This means
Hard_copy
Initialism for "read the fucking manual"
Retrieved 2 December 2013. "RTFS". The Jargon File – version 4.4.7. Retrieved 8 March 2017. "RTFB". The Jargon File – version 4.4.7. Retrieved 8 March 2017
RTFM
This is a glossary of jargon related to peer-to-peer file sharing via the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent at Wikipedia's sister projects Definitions from
Glossary_of_BitTorrent_terms
Usenet catchphrase and running joke
Internet meme Lumber Cartel Wikipedia:Cabals Wikipedia:TINC "TINC". The Jargon File. Retrieved August 15, 2020. Coleman, E. Gabriella (2013). Coding Freedom:
There_Is_No_Cabal
Discarding network packets with bogus addressing
bogon addresses. The term bogon stems from hacker jargon, with the earliest appearance in the Jargon File in version 1.5.0 (dated 1983). It is defined as
Bogon_filtering
Dictionary network protocol
International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary Jargon File Moby Thesaurus Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary[citation needed]
DICT
Nonsense text generator
Here is a short example of word-based Dissociated Press applied to the Jargon File: wart: n. A small, crocky feature that sticks out of an array (C has
Dissociated_press
1962 display hack
module of the open source XScreenSaver collection. This article is based in part on the Jargon File, version 5.0.1, which is in the public domain. v t e
Munching_square
Multi-paradigm computer programming language
Compiler. Cambridge University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0521785433. BCPL, Jargon File "Reuters technical development: Glossary - THE BARON". www.thebaron.info
BCPL
Type of user account in Unix systems
Raymond; et al. "Jargon File". Jargon File 2.1.1. Eric S. Raymond. Retrieved 2016-08-15. Steele; et al. "Jargon File". Jargon File 1.5.0. Retrieved 2016-08-15
Wheel_(computing)
Internet slang
turning off the user's access to computer resources and the like. The Jargon File states that the word was coined around 1975 at MIT, although LUSER is
Luser
Punctuation and accent mark (~, ◌̃)
diacritic) a squiggle, squiggly, swiggle, or twiddle. According to the Jargon File, other synonyms sometimes used in programming include not, approx, wiggle
Tilde
Computer program that runs as a background process
User space Web service Windows service Eric S. Raymond. "daemon". The Jargon File. Retrieved 2008-10-22. "The Origin of the word Daemon". "The BSD Daemon"
Daemon_(computing)
Typographical mark (\)
( ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ). Macquarie Dictionary (3rd edition) Raymond, Eric S. "ASCII". The Jargon File. Archived from the original on 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2007-07-28. Bulletin
Backslash
Slang term
Dictionary, March 2014. The Jargon File Definition of lame - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Definition of Lamer - Jargon File - Origination of term lamer
Lamer
Software bug that seems to change when debugging
In computer programming jargon, a heisenbug is a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behavior when one attempts to study it. The term is
Heisenbug
Usenet and chat abbreviation for the expansion "I am not a lawyer"
professional advice.[citation needed] I'm not a scientist, a political phrase Jargon File, a glossary of computer programmer slang Jason B. Wacha (February 1,
IANAL
1961 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein
programmers, hackers and the tech industry (notably referenced in the Jargon File). It was added to the Oxford English Dictionary and remains a recognized
Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land
Computer security term; someone who hacks computer systems
IndyPublish.com. p. 61. ISBN 1-4043-0641-2. See the 1981 version of the Jargon File Archived April 2, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, entry "hacker", last
Security_hacker
Increase in traffic caused by links
the original on May 15, 2005. Eric S. Raymond. "slashdot effect". The Jargon File, version 4.4.8. Retrieved 21 May 2012. Wilhelm, Alex (17 January 2012)
Slashdot_effect
Programming language with English-like syntax
seldom uttered without ritual expressions of disgust or horror. — The Jargon File 4.4.8. COBOL syntax has often been criticized for its verbosity. Proponents
COBOL
Adage on computer performance
Forbes. 2005-04-19. Retrieved 2017-08-17. Gates' law, from the Jargon Lexicon, in the Jargon File (version 4.4.7). Orion, Egan (March 21, 2003). "WinTel trips
Wirth's_law
Person who uses a computer or network service
the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 8 November 2010 – via YouTube. Jargon File entry for "User". Retrieved November 7, 2010. "Power Users' Guide". SAP
User_(computing)
Standard hostname for a networked device's loopback interface
Obsolete. Obsoletes RFC 2373. Obsoleted by RFC 4291. Raymond, Eric S. "The Jargon File". "MySQL :: MySQL 5.5 Reference Manual :: 4.1 Overview of MySQL Programs"
Localhost
American programmer (born 1968)
of UNIX Programming, p.313 Raymond, Eric S. (2003-12-29). "The Jargon File". Jargon File Text Archive. Retrieved 2023-05-01. Zawinski, Jamie [@jwz] (2020-11-24)
Jamie_Zawinski
Diff and merge files on computers
amending legal text "diff", The Jargon File. Heckel, Paul (1978), "A Technique for Isolating Differences Between Files" (PDF), Communications of the ACM
File_comparison
Special user account used for system administration
from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2019. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7) Archived 2021-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, catb.org
Superuser
Rule of language or linguistic style that breaks the rule
that "All Cretans are liars." The Hacker Writing Style section of the Jargon File includes humorous examples of self-referential examples in copyediting
Fumblerules
Glossary of Douglas Adams' phrases
inventory item "no tea". According to the Jargon File, the briefer "not entirely unlike" has entered hacker jargon. "Share and Enjoy" is the slogan of the
Phrases from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Phrases_from_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
Group of administrators on Usenet
email: "Usenet backbone", by Gene Spafford, 17 October 1990 "TINC". The Jargon File. Retrieved August 15, 2020. "backbone cabal". TechWeb. Archived from
Backbone_cabal
Restructuring data into a desired format
Partnership. The term "mung" has roots in munging as described in the Jargon File. The term "data wrangler" was also suggested as the best analogy to describe
Data_wrangling
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