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• whacker n. [University of Maryland: from hacker] 1.
  A person, similar to a hacker, who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities....
• hacker n. [originally, someone who makes furniture with an axe] 1.
  A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary....
• wizard: n. 1. A person who knows how a complex piece of software or hardware works (that is, who {grok}s it)
  esp. someone who can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency....
• ystem: n. 1. The supervisor program or OS on a computer.
  2. The entire computer system, including input/output devices, the supervisor program or OS, and possibly other software....
• WIZARD n. 1. A person who knows how a complex piece of software or hardware work
  omeone who can find and fix his bugs in an emergency....
• wizard n. 1. Transitively, a person who knows how a complex piece of software or hardware works (that is, who groks it)
  esp. someone who can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency....
• English: 1. n.,obs. The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler.
  The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favorite programming language is at least as readable as English....
• whack: v. According to arch-hacker James Gosling, to ".
  ..modify a program with no idea whatsoever how it works....
• uit: n. 1. Ugly and uncomfortable `business clothing' often worn by non-hackers.
  Invariably worn with a `tie', a strangulation device that partially cuts off the blood supply to the brain....