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This document defines various computer slang and abbreviations commonly used in online chats and forums. It provides definitions for terms like 1337 (elite hacker), alpha geek (most knowledgeable person), AFK (away from keyboard), and LOL (laughing out loud). It also defines job roles like code monkey (programmer), early adopter (early technology user), and PHB (pointy-haired boss stereotype). The document is intended to help students learn the informal vocabulary used in online computer communities.

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Unit VI: Technological Advances on Computer Science Topic: Computer slang II Grade Technical English April 20th,2013 1 Facilitador: Lic. Uriel a. Ram鱈rez Objective: The student will learn through the vocabulary funny slang and abbreviations in chats and other social- digital information as Engineers. Typically, there is a relaxed attitude towards the rules of grammar. Vocabulary 1337: One of the best hackers or coders that you know Ex: You should watch out for SatanSpawn666, he is totally 1337. Alpha geek: The guy the others Engineers go to when they have a problem they cant solve Ex: I cant find the source of this bug. I am going to ask the alpha geek what he thinks. AFAIK (as far as I know): something you type in a chat message to say you are not 100% sure about the accuracy of your statement. Ex: AFAIK its cold in Alaska even in the summer. AFK (away from keyboard): busy in the real world; often used in chats after a long pause in chats Ex: Mickey453: sorry was afk! BRB (be right back): something you say in a chat message to show you will need to go to the toilet or go grab a Coke. Ex: I got to go to punish the porcelain.BRB. FU (F**k you): something very nasty to say something when they upset you. Ex: ffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!! FTW (for the win): something to say when you are trying to accomplish something important and you are very near to your goal Ex: Lizard Team attack! FTW! IMHO (in my humble opinion): something to put in a chat before stating something which is subjective (not a fact). Ex: IMHO software developers should make more money than lawyers L&R (later): something you say when you are leaving a chat. Ex: cu l&r alig&r! LMAO (laughing my ass off): something to type when someone else types something funny Ex: john: I just caught my Dad surfing wrong web pages Dirk: LMAO! LOL (laughing out loud): something to type when someone else types something funny Ex: Dirk: My mom sent me a p0rn virus Peter: lol! Leech: a derogatory term for a person who uses download bandwidth without contributing appropriate upload bandwidth. Ex: many bitorrent users are essentially leeches who are only there to download pirated material. N00b: someone who cant hack or program very well Ex: Bill is an n00b. He cant even navigate the command line without a book. ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing):something to type when lol or LMAO isnt enough. Ex: Dirk: My dumb brother just dropped his new iPhone in the toilet! ROFTL!
Unit VI: Technological Advances on Computer Science Topic: Computer slang II Grade Technical English April 20th,2013 2 Facilitador: Lic. Uriel a. Ram鱈rez TIL (today I learned):something to type in chat before stating a humorous or educational fact Ex: TIL that sharks cannot stop swimming or they will drown WTF (what the f**k): a very impolite but sometimes funny thing to ask when you dont understand something someone else is talking about. Ex: George said he likes to eat shoes? Wtf! Code monkey: someone who sits and programs all day; someone who is only valued for their programming skills. Ex: The bad software architect said, Tell the developers to stop thinking and start typing like good little code monkeys! Early adopter: a person who likes new things and often buys them before they are proven Ex: A geek is typical early adopter, often trying the latest and greatest technology before their peers have even heard of it. EOL (end of life): the point when something is no longer useful or relevant. Ex: Do you think compiled languages have reached their EOL? Fanboy: someone obsessed or devoted to a particular item or genre Ex: Tom is such fanboy he stills uses his old commodore Amiga as his main computer. Flame: to write an intentionally abusive reply to a comment or forum post Ex: Joe the sysadmin got sent to counseling he started too many flame wars on the company intranet. Geek: an individual with a passion for computers, to exclusion of other normal human interests. Ex: The geek did not have a girlfriend, but he had a computer named Lisa that he programmed to sing love songs to him before bed. Horked: completely broken in some mysterious way; corrupted. Ex: The web sites crashed because the server was completely horked. Killer app: a piece of software which redefines the industry, often causing people to rush out and buy new hardware so they can use it. Ex: Email was the first killer app of the web. Leading edge: at the forefront of a new technology; also referred to as state-of-the-art Ex: Kyles company is so leading edge they buy everyone new computers every six months. Pita (pain in the ass): this is nerd slang for anything annoying. Ex: Installing and configuring a Linux wireless network card can be a real pita. PHB (pointy haired boss): this is a derogatory reference to a stereotypical IT manager who chooses their technology platforms based on the latest TV commercial and have no knowledge at all of what their employees actually do. Ex: This is how the PHB is described on the Dilbert web site: Hes every employees worst nightmare. He wasnt born mean an unscrupulous, he worked hard at it. And succeed. As for stupidity, well, some things are inborn. Spaghetti code: a derogatory term for poorly organized code.
Unit VI: Technological Advances on Computer Science Topic: Computer slang II Grade Technical English April 20th,2013 3 Facilitador: Lic. Uriel a. Ram鱈rez Ex: The lead programmer threw his hands up in the air and screamed when he saw the 10,000 lines long file of spaghetti code that management asked him to debug. Trendsetter: some who successfully defines a path for the rest of the industry to follow. Ex: Apple Inc. is a company of trendsetters. Everyone else is just following them now. Troll: a person who writes intentionally controversial posts on a user forum in order to start a flame war. Ex: The forums popularity among serious users went down when the system operator refused to banish the trolls. Whatever:Something sarcastic you can say to non- technical people when they tell repeatedly gives you misguided technical instructions that are impossible, impractical, dangerous, or overly time-consuming. Ex:Whatever, dude, replied the programmer when the middle manager asked him drop everything and recover some files he accidentally deleted from the network drive.

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  • 1. Unit VI: Technological Advances on Computer Science Topic: Computer slang II Grade Technical English April 20th,2013 1 Facilitador: Lic. Uriel a. Ram鱈rez Objective: The student will learn through the vocabulary funny slang and abbreviations in chats and other social- digital information as Engineers. Typically, there is a relaxed attitude towards the rules of grammar. Vocabulary 1337: One of the best hackers or coders that you know Ex: You should watch out for SatanSpawn666, he is totally 1337. Alpha geek: The guy the others Engineers go to when they have a problem they cant solve Ex: I cant find the source of this bug. I am going to ask the alpha geek what he thinks. AFAIK (as far as I know): something you type in a chat message to say you are not 100% sure about the accuracy of your statement. Ex: AFAIK its cold in Alaska even in the summer. AFK (away from keyboard): busy in the real world; often used in chats after a long pause in chats Ex: Mickey453: sorry was afk! BRB (be right back): something you say in a chat message to show you will need to go to the toilet or go grab a Coke. Ex: I got to go to punish the porcelain.BRB. FU (F**k you): something very nasty to say something when they upset you. Ex: ffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!! FTW (for the win): something to say when you are trying to accomplish something important and you are very near to your goal Ex: Lizard Team attack! FTW! IMHO (in my humble opinion): something to put in a chat before stating something which is subjective (not a fact). Ex: IMHO software developers should make more money than lawyers L&R (later): something you say when you are leaving a chat. Ex: cu l&r alig&r! LMAO (laughing my ass off): something to type when someone else types something funny Ex: john: I just caught my Dad surfing wrong web pages Dirk: LMAO! LOL (laughing out loud): something to type when someone else types something funny Ex: Dirk: My mom sent me a p0rn virus Peter: lol! Leech: a derogatory term for a person who uses download bandwidth without contributing appropriate upload bandwidth. Ex: many bitorrent users are essentially leeches who are only there to download pirated material. N00b: someone who cant hack or program very well Ex: Bill is an n00b. He cant even navigate the command line without a book. ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing):something to type when lol or LMAO isnt enough. Ex: Dirk: My dumb brother just dropped his new iPhone in the toilet! ROFTL!
  • 2. Unit VI: Technological Advances on Computer Science Topic: Computer slang II Grade Technical English April 20th,2013 2 Facilitador: Lic. Uriel a. Ram鱈rez TIL (today I learned):something to type in chat before stating a humorous or educational fact Ex: TIL that sharks cannot stop swimming or they will drown WTF (what the f**k): a very impolite but sometimes funny thing to ask when you dont understand something someone else is talking about. Ex: George said he likes to eat shoes? Wtf! Code monkey: someone who sits and programs all day; someone who is only valued for their programming skills. Ex: The bad software architect said, Tell the developers to stop thinking and start typing like good little code monkeys! Early adopter: a person who likes new things and often buys them before they are proven Ex: A geek is typical early adopter, often trying the latest and greatest technology before their peers have even heard of it. EOL (end of life): the point when something is no longer useful or relevant. Ex: Do you think compiled languages have reached their EOL? Fanboy: someone obsessed or devoted to a particular item or genre Ex: Tom is such fanboy he stills uses his old commodore Amiga as his main computer. Flame: to write an intentionally abusive reply to a comment or forum post Ex: Joe the sysadmin got sent to counseling he started too many flame wars on the company intranet. Geek: an individual with a passion for computers, to exclusion of other normal human interests. Ex: The geek did not have a girlfriend, but he had a computer named Lisa that he programmed to sing love songs to him before bed. Horked: completely broken in some mysterious way; corrupted. Ex: The web sites crashed because the server was completely horked. Killer app: a piece of software which redefines the industry, often causing people to rush out and buy new hardware so they can use it. Ex: Email was the first killer app of the web. Leading edge: at the forefront of a new technology; also referred to as state-of-the-art Ex: Kyles company is so leading edge they buy everyone new computers every six months. Pita (pain in the ass): this is nerd slang for anything annoying. Ex: Installing and configuring a Linux wireless network card can be a real pita. PHB (pointy haired boss): this is a derogatory reference to a stereotypical IT manager who chooses their technology platforms based on the latest TV commercial and have no knowledge at all of what their employees actually do. Ex: This is how the PHB is described on the Dilbert web site: Hes every employees worst nightmare. He wasnt born mean an unscrupulous, he worked hard at it. And succeed. As for stupidity, well, some things are inborn. Spaghetti code: a derogatory term for poorly organized code.
  • 3. Unit VI: Technological Advances on Computer Science Topic: Computer slang II Grade Technical English April 20th,2013 3 Facilitador: Lic. Uriel a. Ram鱈rez Ex: The lead programmer threw his hands up in the air and screamed when he saw the 10,000 lines long file of spaghetti code that management asked him to debug. Trendsetter: some who successfully defines a path for the rest of the industry to follow. Ex: Apple Inc. is a company of trendsetters. Everyone else is just following them now. Troll: a person who writes intentionally controversial posts on a user forum in order to start a flame war. Ex: The forums popularity among serious users went down when the system operator refused to banish the trolls. Whatever:Something sarcastic you can say to non- technical people when they tell repeatedly gives you misguided technical instructions that are impossible, impractical, dangerous, or overly time-consuming. Ex:Whatever, dude, replied the programmer when the middle manager asked him drop everything and recover some files he accidentally deleted from the network drive.