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computer geek n. 1. One who eats (computer) bugs for a living.
One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hacke...
computron /kom'pyoo-tron`/ n. 1.
con n. [from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention.
Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings....
condition out vt. To prevent a section of code from being compiled by surrounding it with a conditional-compilation directive whose condition is always false.
The canonical examples of th...
condom n. 1. The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.
5-inch microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes....
confuser n. Common soundalike slang for `computer'.
Usually encountered in compounds such as `confuser room', `personal confuser', `confuser guru'....
connector conspiracy n.
cons /konz/ or /kons/ [from LISP] 1. vt. To add a new element to a specified list, esp.
at the top. "OK, cons picking a replacement for the console TTY onto the agenda....
considered harmful adj. [very common] Edsger W.
console n. 1. The operator's station of a mainframe.
In times past, this was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers to anyone with fingers on its keys....

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