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Nathan Hale
n. An asterisk (see also splat , ASCII ). Oh, you want an etymology?
Notionally, from I regret that I have only one asterisk for my country! , a
misquote of the famous remark uttered by Nathan Hale just before he was
Notionally, from I regret that I have only one asterisk for my country!,
a misquote of the famous remark uttered by Nathan Hale just before he was
hanged. Hale was a (failed) spy for the rebels in the American War of
Independence.

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mouso
/mowsoh/ , n. [by analogy with typo ] An error in mouse usage resulting in
an inappropriate selection or graphic garbage on the screen. Compare thinko
, braino.
an inappropriate selection or graphic garbage on the screen. Compare thinko,
braino.

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/neep neep/ , n. [onomatopoeic, widely spread through SF fandom but reported
to have originated at Caltech in the 1970s] One who is fascinated by
computers. Less specific than hacker , as it need not imply more skill than
is required to play games on a PC. The derived noun neeping applies
computers. Less specific than hacker, as it need not imply more skill than
is required to play games on a PC or console. The derived noun neeping applies
specifically to the long conversations about computers that tend to develop
in the corners at most SF-convention parties (the term neepery is also in
wide use). Fandom has a related proverb to the effect that Hacking is a
conversational black hole!. Prev Up Next neats vs.
conversational black hole!.

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certain threshold, the IRC network effectively becomes partitioned for a
period of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signing off at the
same time and then signing back on again when things get better. An instance
of this is called a netburp (or, sometimes, netsplit ). Prev Up Next net.
of this is called a netburp (or, more commonly, netsplit).

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netdead
n. [IRC] The state of someone who signs off IRC , perhaps during a netburp ,
n. [IRC] The state of someone who signs off IRC, perhaps during a netburp,
and doesn't sign back on until later. In the interim, he is dead to the net.
Compare link-dead.