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• macro- pref. Large. Opposite of micro-. In the mainstream and among other technical cultures (for example
  medical people) this competes with the prefix mega-, but hackers tend to restrict the latter to quantification....
• micro-: pref. 1. Very small; this is the root of its use as a quantifier prefix.
  2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication by 10^(-6) (see {{quantifiers}})....
• micro- pref. 1. Very small; this is the root of its use as a quantifier prefix.
  2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication by 10^(-6) (see quantifiers)....
• k- pref. [rare] Extremely. Rare among hackers, but quite common among crackers and warez d00dz in compounds such as `k-kool' /K'kool'/, `k-rad' /K'rad'/, and `k-awesome' /K'aw`sm/.
  Also used to intensify negatives; thus, `k-evil', `k-lame', `k-screwed', and `k-annoying'....
• quantifiers In techspeak and jargon, the standard metric prefixes used in the SI (Systè
  me International) conventions for scientific measurement have dual uses....
• mega- /me'g*/ pref. [SI] See quantifiers.
• PDP-10: [Programmed Data Processor model 10] n. The machine that made timesharing real.
  It looms large in hacker folklore because of its adoption in the mid-1970s by many university computing facilities and research labs, including the MIT AI Lab, Stanford, and CMU....
• blivet: /bliv'*t/ [allegedly from a World War II military term meaning "ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag"] n.
  1. An intractable problem. 2. A crucial piece of hardware that can't be fixed or replaced if it breaks....
• PDP-10 n. [Programmed Data Processor model 10] The machine that made timesharing real.
  It looms large in hacker folklore because of its adoption in the mid-1970s by many university computing facilities and research labs, including the MIT AI Lab, Stanford, and CMU....