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Browsing page 21 of words meaning computers, electronics, technology (666 words total)
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flash mob
noun
- a spontaneous public gathering of people organized via the internet.
Citation from "Ideas & Trends: Flash Mobs; Guess Some People Don't Have Anything Better to Do", The New York Times, Amy Harmon, August 17 2003 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: a group.
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Last edited on Jun 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.
origin
- The term "flash crowd" was introduced by author Larry Niven in his novella Flash Crowd.
Last edited on Jun 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 17 2010.
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flick
noun
- a movie.
That was a good flick.
Person A: What did you do on your date last night?
Person B: We had some dinner and caught a flick.
Citation from "The One Person the Westboro Baptist Church Doesn't Hate? Jennifer Lawrence", Gawker, Neetzan Zimmerman, 13 Mar 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: movie, film, video.
Last edited on Mar 17 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 11 1998.
- a female pole dancer, stripper, someone alike or similar.
Last edited on Nov 01 2014. Submitted by Chuck S. on Nov 01 2014.
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FML
interjection
- acronym for "fuck my life." Contrast with MLIG. See also FYL.
I got in another car accident. FML.
Citation from "25 Signs You Spend Way Too Much Time on Facebook", Miami New Times blogs, Rebecca Salgado, Apr 26 2011 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
Last edited on Apr 07 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
- as of late 2010, an attempt is being made by some Christians to rechristen the term "Forgive Me Lord".
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- See more words with the same meaning: religion (related to).
Last edited on Dec 06 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 06 2010.
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FOAD
verb
- acronym for "fuck off and die". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
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Last edited on Nov 22 2003. Submitted by Dormouse on Nov 22 2003.
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FOAF
noun
- acronym for "friend of a friend".
Person A: How do you know Peter?
Person B: He's a FOAF.- See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: friend, friends.
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
- This term likely originated in anthropology, in reference to things like urban legends, which often "happened to a friend of a friend".
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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FOCLOL
interjection
- acronym for "falling off chair, laughing out loud". An expansion of "LOL".
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Last edited on Dec 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 26 2010.
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FOCROFLOL
interjection
- acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud". An expansion of "FOCLOL". Rare.
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Last edited on Dec 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 26 2010.
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foo
adjective
- bad, garbage, weak.
For the most part its a term from the south tip of Florida. It is usually used by American Football players to imply that someone else is garbage at the game itself.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Last edited on May 12 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on May 12 2017.
noun
- colloquial pronunciation of fool.
What's up, foo?
Who's that foo over there?
You're such a foo.
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Last edited on Jul 06 2010. Submitted by David L. from VA, USA on Sep 23 1997.
- a geek term used to represent anything. Used essentially as a synonym for "whatever." More information can be found in RFC3092.
Look it up on the news sites - cnn.com, msnbc.com, or foo.
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- See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.
Last edited on Jul 06 2010. Submitted by David H. from San Marcos, TX, USA on Dec 20 2001.
- in computing, an example or placeholder variable. Used in the same way as "bar" and "baz".
So let's say foo is 1, bar is 2, and baz is 3. That means foo + bar + baz = 6.
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Last edited on Dec 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 16 2011.
- acronym for "family or origin" - that is, the first family that a human is a member of.
She no longer has any connection to her FOO as they rejected her same-sex partner.
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- See more words with the same meaning: family, family members.
Last edited on Jan 10 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 10 2016.
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foot gun
noun
- a feature of a specific technology that makes it easy to shoot (one's self) in the foot.
C++ has too many foot guns.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
Last edited on Jul 14 2019. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 14 2019.
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footprint
noun
- the typical amount of computing resources taken up by a computer program.
It's a pretty good utility, but it's got a big footprint.
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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- From the amount of floor or desk area taken up by a piece of equipment.
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Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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