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Browsing page 15 of words meaning computer slang (607 words total)
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DMIID
interjection
- acronym for "don't mind if I do".
Person A: Help yourself to a drink.
Person B: DMIID.- See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
Last edited on Nov 29 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 29 2012.
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dogfood
verb - transitive
- to use one's employer's unreleased product during the course of one's day.
Are you dogfooding the new Outlook?
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Last edited on Oct 07 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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doorstop
noun
- a piece of non-functioning or outdated equipment that is inexplicably kept on premises - perhaps to serve as a doorstop.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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dox
noun - plural
- personal information about a person (for example: their real name, home address, phone number) that has been released on the web. Usually used to harass or shame the person.
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Last edited on Oct 12 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 10 2012.
verb - transitive
- to release a person's "dox" (in the noun sense) on the web.
He deleted all of his accounts after he got doxxed.
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Last edited on Oct 10 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 10 2012.
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drink the Kool-Aid
verb
- to succumb to any external influence that affects a person's opinion of something.
The presenters at the conference claimed to be independent contractors, but you could tell they had drank the Kool-Aid.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
origin
- For information about the origin of the term, see the term's article on Wikipedia.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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DTRT
- acronym for "do the right thing".
The new version fixes a few bugs, so now when you try to sync your documents, it'll DTRT.
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Last edited on Apr 06 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 06 2013.
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e-
adjective
- prefix added to a noun to make it Internet-related. Usually means "electronic" as in "e-mail".
I'm trying to move my parents' brick-and-mortar store into the world of e-business.
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Last edited on Dec 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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Easter egg
noun
- a feature of a computer program or electronic device that is only accessible via a set of commands, clicks, and/or keystrokes that aren't listed in the official documentation.
Microsoft Excel 97 has a flight simulator Easter egg.
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Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
notes
- Common types of Easter eggs include small games, a list of people responsible for the creation of the software, and political messages.
Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
origin
- Speculation about the origin of the term includes the custom of the Easter Egg hunt observed in the U.S. and many parts of Europe, as well Faberge' eggs containing hidden objects.
Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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E-bling
noun
- An aggregate grouping or series of stylized printings, fonts, icons, emoticons, avatars, proverbs, etc., usually found at the end of an e-mail message uniquely identifying and personifying the sender. From "electronic" + "bling".
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Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Blaisep2 from Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USA on May 16 2011.
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egosurf
verb - intransitive
- to search the world wide web for references that would enlarge a person's ego. These include mentions of one's name, links to one's web page(s), etc.
I've been egosurfing rather than work on my final project.
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Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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