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anotechnology /nan'-oh-tek-no`l*-jee/ n.
asal demons n. Recognized shorthand on the Usenet group comp.
d.c for any unexpected behavior of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct....
astygram /nas'tee-gram/ n. 1.
Nathan Hale n. An asterisk (see also splat, ASCII).
Oh, you want an etymology? Notionally, from "I regret that I have only one asterisk for my country!...
ature n. See has the X nature.
eat hack n. [very common] 1. A clever technique.
2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value....
eats vs. scruffies n. The label used to refer to one of the continuing holy wars in AI research.
This conflict tangles together two separate issues. One is the relationship between huma...
eep-neep /neep neep/ n. [onomatopoeic, widely spread through SF fandom but reported to have originated at Caltech in the 1970s] One who is fascinated by computers.
Less specific than hac...
eophilia /nee`oh-fil'-ee-*/ n. The trait of being excited and pleased by novelty.
erd n. 1. [mainstream slang] Pejorative applied to anyone with an above-average IQ and few gifts at small talk and ordinary social rituals.
2. [jargon] Term of praise applied (in conscious ...

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