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science-fiction fandom
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n. Another voluntary subculture having a very heavy overlap with hackerdom;
most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly, and many go to cons (SF
conventions) or are involved in fandom-connected activities such as the
Society for Creative Anachronism. Some hacker jargon originated in SF
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fandom; see defenestration, great-wall, cyberpunk, h, IMHO, mundane,
neep-neep, Real Soon Now. Additionally, the jargon terms cowboy,
cyberspace, de-rezz, go flatline, ice, phage, virus, wetware, wirehead,
and worm originated in SF stories.