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Google stalk 
verb - transitive
- to use a search engine to get information about a current or past love interest.
Are you still Google stalking your ex-wife?
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Last edited on Mar 05 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
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gorilla arm
noun
- an arm that has become sore, cramped, and / or muscular due to extended use of touch screens on computing devices.
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Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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gr8
adjective
- acronym for "great". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
You look gr8
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Last edited on Apr 09 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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grep
verb - ambitransitive
- in a non-computing context, to search.
Could you grep the menu for something vegan while I go to the bathroom?
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Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- in a computing context, to search "manually" - i.e. by looking rather than using a computer program specifically intended for searching.
I like GUIs because I can grep them visually for what I'm looking for.
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Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 10 2011.
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- From the name of a Unix utility used to scan files in search of particular content. ("Grep" itself means "global regular expression print".)
Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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griefer
noun
- a person who causes others great distress for personal satisfaction, usually in computer games.
I stopped playing on that server 'cause it got taken over by grifers.
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Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Jason C. from Le Claire, IA, USA on Jul 27 2004.
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GTFO
interjection
- acronym for "get the fuck out", an expression of disbelief. Used frequently in text-based communication (text messaging, online chat, etc.)
You flew to Hong Kong for $400? GTFO!
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Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Andrew Ratcliff from Cleveland, OH, USA on Aug 01 1998.
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GTG
adjective
- acronym for "good to go". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
Well done gtg.
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Last edited on May 12 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 23 2010.
interjection
- acronym for "got to go". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
Sorry guys, I GTG!
Hey, sorry! I gtg do something.
See you tomorrow gtg.
Vanessa i gtg.
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Last edited on May 14 2013. Submitted by Claire from USA on Dec 16 2002.
notes
- Also written G2G.
See you later. I've G2G.
Last edited on May 12 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 23 2010.
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GTS
interjection
- acronym for "Google that shit". As in "look up the information you're asking about using the Google search engine."
Don't ask me, I don't know. GTS.
I don't believe you. I need to GTS.
What is the meaning of GTS? GTS.
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Last edited on Mar 05 2013. Submitted by Jen Decker on Sep 23 2009.
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guerilla testing
noun - uncountable
- testing of a software application, performed on devices (such as computers and cell phones) made available to potential purchasers in retail stores.
I don't have an iPhone, so I did a little guerilla testing at the Apple Store.
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Last edited on Sep 09 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2011.
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guiltware
noun - uncountable
- shareware that uses guilt to encourage users to pay the "registration" cost. Also see nagware.
It's a good piece of software, but it's guiltware.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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