PPN /P-P-N/, /pip'n/ N. Obs. [from `Project-Programmer Number'] A User-ID Under TOPS-10 And Its Various Mutant Progeny At SAIL, BBN, CompuServe, And Elsewhere.

HomeFortune CookiesJargon File

PPN /P-P-N/, /pip'n/ n. obs.

[from
`Project-Programmer Number'] A user-ID under TOPS-10 and
its various mutant progeny at SAIL, BBN, CompuServe, and elsewhere.
Old-time hackers from the PDP-10 era sometimes use this to refer to
user IDs on other systems as well.

Related: