Definition of PEBKAC

PEBKAC    

interjection

• acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair". Used to describe a person's computer "problem" when it turns out that - in fact - it was "user error".

  Person A: Did you deal with the CFO's support request?
  
  Person B: Yup. PEBKAC.

  • See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Kennon from Lincoln, NE, USA on Dec 11 2007.

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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':
POA	Definitions include: acronym for "piece of ass".
MMORPG	Definitions include: acronym for "massively multiplayer online role playing game."
ly	Definitions include: acronym for "love you".
RTFM	Definitions include: acronym for "Read the fucking manual."
STFW	Definitions include: acronym for "search the fucking web".
thx	Definitions include: "thanks".
OJ	Definitions include: to kill via stabbing.
JANFU	Definitions include: acronym for "Joint Army [and] Navy fuck-up", i.e. a large mistake caused by both the Army and the Navy.
LGT	Definitions include: acronym for "link goes to".
swagg	Definitions include: to copy someone.
F2F	Definitions include: acronym for "face to face".
BBL	Definitions include: acronym for "be back later".
GFYS	Definitions include: acronym of "go fuck yourself."
BFH	Definitions include: acronym for "bitch from hell".
bb	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "baby".
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
AFAICT	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can tell".
interweb	Definitions include: "internet."
srs	Definitions include: "serious".
AFAICS	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see".
pen tester	Definitions include: "penetration tester".
abt	Definitions include: "about".
NBD	Definitions include: acronym for "no big deal".
HMU	Definitions include: acronym for "hit me up".
e-	Definitions include: prefix added to a noun to make it Internet-related.
Google stalk	Definitions include: to use a search engine to get information about a current or past love interest.
OMLG	Definitions include: acronym for "Oh my Lady Gaga".
crufty	Definitions include: of software, poorly built due to the accumulation of code written over a long period of time.
PW	Definitions include: "password."
thrash	Definitions include: in a computer system, to be stuck performing some activity repeatedly but not making progress.
NAK	Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion.
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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.
PEBCAK	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
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".
PEBCAK	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
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':
PEBCAK	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
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.
PEBCAK	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
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.
no problem	Definitions include: "you're welcome."
PEBCAK	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
PICNIC	Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer".
PP	Definitions include: acronym of "personal problem."

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