jargon file

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jargon file - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Jargon File
  
     <jargon, publication, humour> The on-line hacker Jargon File
     maintained by Eric S. Raymond.  A large collection of
     definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom,
     and history.
  
     Many definitions in this dictionary are from v3.0.0 of
     1993-07-27.
  
     Current version: 4.4.2 (2003-05-22), as of 2003-06-09.
  
     Jargon File Home (http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/).
  
     See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
  
     (2003-06-09)