wirehead

2 definitions found

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

  wirehead
  
     <jargon> /wi:r'hed/ (Probably from SF slang for an electrical
     brain-stimulation addict) 1. A hardware hacker, especially one
     who concentrates on communications hardware.
  
     2. An expert in local-area networks.  A wirehead can be a
     network software wizard too, but will always have the ability
     to deal with network hardware, down to the smallest component.
     Wireheads are known for their ability to lash up an Ethernet
     terminator from spare resistors, for example.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-02-28)
  

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

  wirehead
   /wi:r'hed/, n.
  
     [prob.: from SF slang for an electrical-brain-stimulation addict]
  
     1. A hardware hacker, especially one who concentrates on
     communications hardware.
  
     2. An expert in local-area networks. A wirehead can be a network
     software wizard too, but will always have the ability to deal with
     network hardware, down to the smallest component. Wireheads are known
     for their ability to lash up an Ethernet terminator from spare
     resistors, for example.