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Kahuna /k*-hoo'n*/ N. [IBM: From The Hawaiian Title For A Shaman] Synonym For Wizard, Guru.
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kahuna /k*-hoo'n*/ n.
[IBM: from the Hawaiian title for a
shaman] Synonym for wizard, guru.
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kahuna: /k*-hoo'n*/ [IBM: from the Hawaiian title for a shaman] n.
Synonym for {wizard}, {guru}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
glass n. [IBM] Synonym for silicon.
glass: [IBM] n. Synonym for {silicon}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
ource 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 be the source of all good bits....
ource 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 be the source of all good bits....
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....
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....
house wizard: [prob. from ad-agency tradetalk, `house freak'] n.
A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop....
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'....