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lag n. [MUD, IRC; very common] When used without qualification this is synomous with netlag.
lamer n. [prob. originated in skateboarder slang] 1.
Synonym for luser, not used much by hackers but common among warez d00dz, crackers, and phreakers....
language lawyer n.
languages of choice n. C, C++, LISP, and Perl.
Nearly every hacker knows one of C or LISP, and most good ones are fluent in both....
LART // Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool. 1. n.
In the collective mythos of scary devil monastery, this is an essential item in the toolkit of every BOFH....
larval stage n. Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on coding apparently passed through by all fledgling hackers.
Common symptoms include the perpetration of more than one 36...
lase /layz/ vt. To print a given document via a laser printer.
OK, let's lase that sucker and see if all those graphics-macro calls did the right things....
laser chicken n. Kung Pao Chicken, a standard Chinese dish containing chicken, peanuts, and hot red peppers in a spicy pepper-oil sauce.
Many hackers call it `laser chicken' for two reaso...
lasherism n. [Harvard] A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way.
Distinguished from...
laundromat n. Syn. disk farm; see washing machine.

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