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Browsing page 45 of words meaning computer slang (607 words total)
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pwd
noun
- "password."
If u forgot ur pwd then u need to reset it.
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Last edited on Feb 11 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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pwn
noun
- acronym for "person with narcolepsy" or "people with narcolepsy". Rare.
I am a newly-diagnosed pwn and would like to learn more about medications used to treat it...
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Last edited on Aug 16 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 13 2015.
verb - transitive
- Alternate spelling of own.
Likely originated from a misspelling of "own" due to the proximity of the "O" and "P" keys on the QWERTY keyboard. A term mostly used by computer gamers.Get ready to be pwned!
Citation from "Epic Win", Slate, Christopher Beam, Oct 15 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of).
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Last edited on Apr 14 2010. Submitted by Matt from Radcliff, KY, USA on Jan 04 2003.
- to own someone with a pistol. Usually in a video game.
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Last edited on Feb 04 2005. Submitted by Tensore @. on Feb 04 2005.
notes
- Folk etymology: from "power" + "own".
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Last edited on Aug 04 2008. Submitted by Jacob M. on Aug 04 2008.
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QT
adjective
- "quiet".
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Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
expression
- quality time
When am I going to get some qt?
You never have any qt for me.
Where is my qt?
Last edited on Mar 11 2014. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 11 2014.
noun
- "cutie." Used in online chatting.
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Last edited on Jun 07 2007. Submitted by Lamar Haslam from Buffalo, NY, USA on Jun 07 2007.
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quote chapter and verse
verb
- to cite a relevant excerpt from some text.
If you have any questions, talk to Stan. He can quote from the documentation chapter and verse.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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r
noun
- R., an abbreviation for reverend
Last edited on Oct 03 2024. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 03 2024.
other
- shortened, phonetic version of "are".
They r up to no good again.
There r not enough females in the world.
First tell me what the hell you r doing this weekend.
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Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.
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rathole
noun
- a subject that has been known to use up a significant amount of discussion time, without participants coming to a consensus.
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Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- a dilapidated place.
This bar is a rathole.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.
verb - intransitive
- during a discussion about a particular topic, to focus on an unimportant detail.
We've been ratholing on what to call it for half an hour. Let's focus on what we're actually going to be making.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.
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real estate
noun - uncountable
- any limited resource measured in units of area. For example, the area available for components on the surface of an integrated circuit, the amount of floorspace in an equipment room, and the amount of space on a computer desktop.
The ads are taking up too much real estate on the home page.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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reinvent the wheel
verb
- to "invent" a solution to a problem that has already been solved, or to implement yet another solution to a solved problem. While the term is usually used pejoratively, it is recognized that many tools have evolved over the years. (Cars don't have stone wheels, for example.)
Management has a serious case of NIH syndrome, so we do a lot of reinventing the wheel.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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rickroll
verb - transitive
- alternate spelling of Rick roll.
Citation from "The Assclown Offensive: How to Enrage the Church of Scientology", Wired, Julian Dibbell, September 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Sep 21 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2011.
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Rick roll
verb - transitive
- to click a link on the web and be taken to a site other than the one anticipated.
I got rick rolled into another website.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Last edited on Jun 28 2014. Submitted by Anonymous from Indrani Satra, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on Nov 06 2008.
- Also can apply to ending up in a different situation other than what you initially were led to believe, surprise outcome or fooled.
The sales rep rick rolled me into another product.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Anonymous from Indrani Satra, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on Nov 06 2008.
- to trick people into clicking a link on the World Wide Web that (unexpectedly) directs to a page that plays Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video.
You just got Rickrolled!
Citation from "The Assclown Offensive: How to Enrage the Church of Scientology", Wired, Julian Dibbell, September 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 08 2009.
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