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bigot
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n. [common] A person who is religiously attached to a particular computer,
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language, operating system, editor, or other tool (see religious issues ).
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Usually found with a specifier; thus, Cray bigot , ITS bigot , APL bigot ,
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VMS bigot , Berkeley bigot. Real bigots can be distinguished from mere
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partisans or zealots by the fact that they refuse to learn alternatives even
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when the march of time and/or technology is threatening to obsolete the
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favored tool. It is truly said You can tell a bigot, but you can't tell him
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much. Compare weenie , Amiga Persecution Complex.
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