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/ken/ , n. 1. [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the early
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days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a note that read
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Love, ken. Old-timers still use his first name (sometimes uncapitalized,
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because it's a login name and mail address) in third-person reference; it is
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widely understood (on Usenet, in particular) that without a last name Ken
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refers only to Ken Thompson. Similarly, Dennis without last name means
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Dennis Ritchie (and he is often known as dmr ). See also demigod , Unix. 2.
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A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at
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Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both
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named Ken.
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