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wizard hat
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. [also, after Terry Pratchett, pointy hat ] Notional headgear worn by
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whoever is the wizard in a particular context. The implication is that it's
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a transferable role. Talk to Alice, she's wearing the TCP/IP wizard hat
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while Bob is on vacation. This metaphor is sufficiently live that one may
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actually see hackers miming the act of putting on, taking off, or
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transferring a phantom hat. See also pointy hat , compare patch pumpkin.
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