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wirehead
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/wi:rhed/ , n. [prob.: from SF slang for an electrical-brain-stimulation
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addict] 1. A hardware hacker, especially one who concentrates on
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communications hardware. 2. An expert in local-area networks. A wirehead can
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be a network software wizard too, but will always have the ability to deal
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with network hardware, down to the smallest component. Wireheads are known
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for their ability to lash up an Ethernet terminator from spare resistors,
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for example.
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