House Wizard: [prob. From Ad-agency Tradetalk, `house Freak'] N.

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:house wizard: [prob. from ad-agency tradetalk, `house freak']
n. A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems
position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can
have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and
still not have to wear a suit. Used esp. of UNIX wizards. The
term `house guru' is equivalent.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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