demoparty

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demoparty - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  demoparty
   n.
  
     [demoscene] Aboveground descendant of the copyparty, with
  emphasis
     shifted away from software piracy and towards compos. Smaller
     demoparties, for 100 persons or less, are held quite often, sometimes
     even once a month, and usually last for one to two days. On the other
     end of the scale, huge demo parties are held once a year (and four of
     these have grown very large and occur annually -- Assembly in
  Finland,
     The Party in Denmark, The Gathering in Norway, and NAID somewhere in
     north America). These parties usually last for three to five days,
     have room for 3000-5000 people, and have a party network with
     connection to the internet.