terminal junkie

2 definitions found

terminal junkie - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  terminal junkie
  console jockey
  
     (UK) A wannabee or early larval stage hacker who spends
     most of his or her time wandering the directory tree and
     writing noddy programs just to get a fix of computer time.
     Variants include "terminal jockey", "console junkie", and
     console jockey.  The term "console jockey" seems to imply
     more expertise than the other three (possibly because of the
     exalted status of the console relative to an ordinary
     terminal).
  
     See also twink, read-only user.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-02-16)
  

terminal junkie - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  terminal junkie
   n.
  
     [UK] A wannabee or early larval stage hacker who spends most of
     his or her time wandering the directory tree and writing noddy
     programs just to get a fix of computer time. Variants include
  terminal
     jockey, console junkie, and console jockey. The term console jockey
     seems to imply more expertise than the other three (possibly because
     of the exalted status of the console relative to an ordinary
     terminal). See also twink, read-only user. Appropriately, this
     term was used in the works of William S. Burroughs to describe a
     heroin addict with an unlimited supply.