Definition of PEBCAK

PEBCAK

interjection

acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
Person A: Did you deal with the CFO's support request?

Person B: Yup. PEBCAK.
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Last edited on Nov 27 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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ROTFL	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on the floor laughing".
ILYLAS	Definitions include: acronym for "I love you like a sister."
gomer	Definitions include: Geek, nerd, or weirdo.
RCH	Definitions include: figuratively, a very small amount.
133t	Definitions include: "elite."
EWBTE	Definitions include: acronym for "everything went better than expected".
FF	Definitions include: to attack a teammate.
TP	Definitions include: acronym for "toilet paper."
AFAICS	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see".
NVM	Definitions include: "never mind".
RIF	Definitions include: acronym for "reduction in force", i.e. a layoff.
LARP	Definitions include: acronym for "live action role-playing."
TTITD	Definitions include: Burning Man.
na	Definitions include: "no", but less strong.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
A/S/L/R	Definitions include: see ASLR.
firefight	Definitions include: to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)
cracker	Definitions include: a friend, usually white.
chrome	Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion.
ASLR	Definitions include: acronym for "age, sex, location, religion".
TOS	Definitions include: to terminate an account because the account-holder violated the Terms of Service.
j00	Definitions include: "you".
three-finger salute	Definitions include: the pressing of the "Alt" key + the "Ctrl" key + the "Del" key to reboot or unfreeze a PC computer.
munge	Definitions include: to transform data in an irreversible way.
upboat	Definitions include: "upvote".
ROFLMAO	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on floor laughing my ass off".
SCNR	Definitions include: acronym for "sorry, could not resist".
gender mender	Definitions include: a cable connector device with either two male or two female connectors on it, used to connect mismatched cables.
OT	Definitions include: acronym for "off-topic".
AU	Definitions include: acronym for "alternate universe".
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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'between':
between a rock and a hard place	Definitions include: in an impossible situation.
between the sheets	Definitions include: in bed.
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
read between the lines	Definitions include: to look for hidden subtext.
Other terms relating to 'chair':
chair bomb	Definitions include: A chair that has been farted into and sent rolling across the room/office to spread the smell and/or deliver the "gift" to someone else.
Chair Force	Definitions include: pejorative nickname of the US Air Force.
FOCLOL	Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, laughing out loud".
FOCROFLOL	Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud".
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
PICNIC	Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer".
rearrange deck chairs	Definitions include: to engage in a pointless activity, like rearranging deck chairs as the Titanic sank.
Other terms relating to 'exist':
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
Other terms relating to 'keyboard':
AFK	Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard."
GAFK	Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard".
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
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champagne problem	Definitions include: a problem that, in reality, demonstrates one's good fortune.
FWP	Definitions include: acronym for "First World problem" or "First World problems".
issblems	Definitions include: issues and problems. The definition comes from a combination of the words "issues" and "problems."
no problem	Definitions include: "you're welcome."
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
PICNIC	Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer".
PP	Definitions include: acronym of "personal problem."