Browsing page 4 of words meaning computer slang (538 words total)

noun - uncountable

• the use of paid employees or contractors - or people who otherwise have a stake - to astroturf.
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  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

• The creation of lobbying groups that appear to be separate from corporate interests, but that are actually funded by them. As opposed to "grass-roots" political activism.

  Last edited on Nov 19 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

notes

• Astroturfing is also the progressive conjugation of "astroturf".

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.

interjection

• acronym for "at the moment." Used commonly in computer-based conversation (e-mail, text messaging, etc.)
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  Last edited on Nov 28 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 02 2009.

noun

• acronym for "automated teller machine".
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  Last edited on Nov 28 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

verb - transitive

• acronym for "ass-to-mouth (sex)" - in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.

  He ATMed her.

                                       
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  
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  Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 13 2008.

adverb

• to happen automatically, in a way that appears almost magical.

  When you close the laptop's lid, it will automagically go into hibernation mode.

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  Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Allen G. on Dec 18 2000.

origin

• The New Oxford American Dictionary reports that the term dates to the 1940s, and is a blend of "automatically" and "magically".

  Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 17 2009.

noun

• an icon, pictorial, or 3D representation of a person online. In the online gaming community, for example, one's character as seen by other players is one's avatar. Origin: in Hindu mythology, an avatar is a physical incarnation of a deity on earth.

  Her game avatar was getting its butt kicked.

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  Last edited on Jan 12 2003. Submitted by Ray G. from Seattle, WA, USA on Jan 12 2003.

adverb

• before. Online chat acronym.

  I knew you B4 we went to the same school together.

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  Last edited on Nov 21 2002. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.

noun

• a word that has come to be an acronym (or is viewed by some as an acronym) when it was not originally an acronym.
  
  Slang examples include "SHIT" meaning "ship high in transit", "PHAT" meaning "pretty hot and tempting", etc.
  
  "Backronym" is itself an acronym, being "back" + "acronym".
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  Last edited on Feb 11 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

adjective

• accurate; perfect; right; or generally good.

  That meal was absolutely bang on!

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  Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 25 2011.

verb

• Slang term used for basketball meaning to dunk on. Not to be confused to bang meaning something innapropritate. Ex: imma about to bang on him.

  Last edited on Mar 23 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 23 2012.

verb - transitive

• to test something before it is released or presented.

  The beta testers have been banging on the new version for a month. It seems solid, so we're going to start building release candidates.

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  Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

noun

• a metaphorical hammer that is wielded by operators or moderators when banning one or more users from an online community. Also "ban hammer".

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  
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  Last edited on Feb 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 02 2010.