j. random

2 definitions found

j. random - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  J. Random
  
     <jargon> /J rand'm/ (Generalised from J. Random Hacker)
     Arbitrary; ordinary; any one; any old.  "J. Random" is often
     prefixed to a noun to make a name out of it.  It means roughly
     "some particular" or "any specific one".  "Would you let
     J. Random Loser marry your daughter?"  The most common uses
     are "J. Random Hacker", "J. Random Loser", and "J. Random
     Nerd" ("Should J. Random Loser be allowed to gun down other
     people?"), but it can be used simply as an elaborate version
     of random in any sense.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

j. random - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  J. Random
   /J rand'm/, n.
  
     [common; generalized from J. Random Hacker] Arbitrary; ordinary;
  any
     one; any old. `J. Random' is often prefixed to a noun to make a name
     out of it. It means roughly some particular or any specific one.
     "Would you let J. Random Loser marry your daughter?" The most common
     uses are `J. Random Hacker', `J. Random Loser', and `J. Random Nerd'
     ("Should J. Random Loser be allowed to kill other peoples'
     processes?"), but it can be used simply as an elaborate version of
     random in any sense.