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• flamage /flay'm*j/ n. [very common] Flaming verbiage, esp.
  high-noise, low-signal postings to Usenet or other electronic fora....
• pseudo: /soo'doh/ [USENET: truncation of `pseudonym'] n.
  1. An electronic-mail or {USENET} persona adopted by a human for amusement value or as a means of avoiding negative repercussions of one's net....
• pseudo /soo'doh/ n. [Usenet: truncation of `pseudonym'] 1.
  An electronic-mail or Usenet persona adopted by a human for amusement value or as a means of avoiding negative repercussions of one's net....
• ignal-to-noise ratio: [from analog electronics] n.
  Used by hackers in a generalization of its technical meaning....
• flame [at MIT, orig. from the phrase `flaming asshole'] 1.
  vi. To post an email message intended to insult and provoke....
• lurker: n. One of the `silent majority' in a electronic forum
  one who posts occasionally or not at all but is known to read the group's postings regularly....
• ewsgroup: [USENET] n. One of {USENET}'s huge collection of topic groups or {fora}.
  Usenet groups can be `unmoderated' (anyone can post) or `moderated' (submissions are automatically directed to a moderator, who edits or filters and then posts the results)....
• content-free: [by analogy with techspeak `context-free'] adj.
  Used of a message that adds nothing to the recipient's knowledge....
• Fight-o-net: [FidoNet] n. Deliberate distortion of {FidoNet}, often applied after a flurry of {flamage} in a particular {echo}, especially the SYSOP echo or Fidonews (see {'Snooze}).
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...