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0 Numeric zero, as opposed to the letter `O' (the 15th letter of the English alphabet).
1TBS // n. The "One True Brace Style"; see indent style.
120 reset /wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ n. [from 120 volts, U.
S. wall voltage] To cycle power on a machine in order to reset or unjam it....
2 infix. In translation software written by hackers, infix 2 often represents the syllable to with the connotation `translate to'
as in dvi2ps (DVI to PostScript), int2string (integer to...
404 // n. [from the HTTP error "file not found on server"] Extended to humans to convey that the subject has no idea or no clue - sapience not found.
May be used reflexively; "Uh, I'm 40...
404 compliant adj. The status of a website which has been completely removed, usually by the administrators of the hosting site as a result of net abuse by the website operators.
The term...
4.2 /for' poynt too'/ n. Without a prefix, this almost invariably refers to BSD Unix release 4.
2. Note that it is an indication of cluelessness to say "version 4.2", and "release 4.2" i...
party /at'par`tee/ n. [from the @-sign in an Internet address] (alt.
`@-sign party' /at'si:n par`tee/) A semi-closed party thrown for hackers at a science-fiction convention (esp....
abbrev /*-breev'/, /*-brev'/ n. Common abbreviation for `abbreviation'.
ABEND /a'bend/, /*-bend'/ n. [ABnormal END] 1.
Abnormal termination (of software); crash; lossage....

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