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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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':
DB	Definitions include: a mess, from "dog's breakfast."
MIF	Definitions include: acronym for "mom I'd fuck" - that is, an attractive older woman.
BBS	Definitions include: acronym for "bulletin board system".
dub	Definitions include: a $20 bag of marijuana.
rod	Definitions include: a penis.
n/a	Definitions include: acronym for "not applicable."
EOB	Definitions include: acronym for "end of business", i.e. the end of the business day.
FTL	Definitions include: acronym for "For The Loss."
OG	Definitions include: acronym of "original gangsta" meaning an older gangsta.
FM	Definitions include: acronym for "fucking magic".
OMFG	Definitions include: acronym for "oh my fucking god."
IMYSM	Definitions include: acronym for "I miss you so much."
NSS	Definitions include: acronym for "no shit, Sherlock".
MIWLF	Definitions include: acronym for "mother I would like [to] fuck".
abt	Definitions include: "about".
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
crufty	Definitions include: of software, poorly built due to the accumulation of code written over a long period of time.
ASL	Definitions include: online chatting acronym for "age, sex, location?" That is, an inquiry into a person's age, gender, and location.
txt	Definitions include: to "text" - i.e. send a text message.
YHBT	Definitions include: acronym for "you have been trolled", i.e. you have fallen victim to an internet troll.
yow	Definitions include: a general exclamation.
FOCLOL	Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, laughing out loud".
Swiss-Army chainsaw	Definitions include: a tool that is very versatile but isn't easy to use.
widget	Definitions include: a single element in a graphical user interface.
splash screen	Definitions include: a window that appears when a computer program is started, but before its main interface is displayed.
pound on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
NM	Definitions include: "nothing much".
flame bait	Definitions include: a post to a discussion forum that is intended to incite flames.
HTH	Definitions include: acronym for "hope this helps".
wetware	Definitions include: The human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software.
wart	Definitions include: a small piece of a design that doesn't work as well as the rest of the design.
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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.
Run between the raindrops	Definitions include: This is a military, combat slang phrase meaning to maneuver under heavy fire without being hit.
sex between three people	Definitions include: Manage sure for manage twa
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".
keyboard gangster	Definitions include: a person who is rude or aggressive when communicating electronically.
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
Other terms relating to 'problem':
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."