the Jargon File

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The long-running community dictionary of hacker slang and culture, maintained since the 1970s.

Begun at Stanford in 1975 and later edited into "The New Hacker's Dictionary", the Jargon File is where much of this vocabulary is recorded and its etymology argued. It is a primary source for hacker lore, and a reminder that this culture has always documented itself.

Also known as: jargon file, hacker's dictionary, hackers dictionary

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