Translation Glossaries from the Web

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Introduction How Jargon Works How to Use the Lexicon Hacker Folklore A Portrait of J. Random Hacker Helping Hacker Culture Grow Bibliography

We know the technical terminology used in virus alerts and descriptions can be confusing. Use this glossary whenever you come across a term you don't understand.

An extensive collection of hacker terms and abbreviations. For those with the general misbelief that a hacker is something/someone bad, here is the definition from the Jargon Lexicon: "hacker: n. [originally, someone who makes furniture with an axe] 1. A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their ca... View more