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muggle muggle
A non- wizard. Not as disparaging as luser ; implies vague pity rather than A non- wizard. Not as disparaging as luser ; implies vague pity rather than
contempt. In the universe of Rowling's enormously (and deservedly) popular contempt. In the universe of Rowling's popular children's series, muggles
children's series, muggles and wizards inhabit the same modern world, but and wizards inhabit the same modern world, but each group is ignorant of
each group is ignorant of the commonplaces of the others' existence most the commonplaces of the others' existence most muggles are unaware that
muggles are unaware that wizards exist, and wizards (used to magical ways of wizards exist, and wizards (used to magical ways of doing everything) are
doing everything) are perplexed and fascinated by muggle artifacts. In perplexed and fascinated by muggle artifacts. In retrospect it seems
retrospect it seems completely inevitable that hackers would adopt this completely inevitable that hackers would adopt this metaphor, and in hacker
metaphor, and in hacker usage it readily forms compounds such as usage it readily forms compounds such as muggle-friendly. Compare luser,
muggle-friendly. Compare luser , mundane , chainik , newbie. mundane, chainik, newbie.

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vt.,vi.,n. [from Monty Python's Flying Circus ] 1. To crash a program by vt.,vi.,n. [from Monty Python's Flying Circus ] 1. To crash a program by
overrunning a fixed-size buffer with excessively large input data. See also overrunning a fixed-size buffer with excessively large input data. See also
buffer overflow , overrun screw , smash the stack. 2. To cause a newsgroup buffer overflow , overrun screw , smash the stack. 2. To cause a newsgroup
to be flooded with irrelevant or inappropriate messages. You can spam a to be flooded with irrelevant or inappropriate messages. This overlaps with
newsgroup with as little as one well- (or ill-) planned message (e.g. asking troll behavior; the latter more specific term has become more common.
What do you think of abortion? on soc.women ). This is often done with 3. To send many identical or nearly-identical messages
cross-post ing (e.g. any message which is cross-posted to alt.rush-limbaugh
and alt.politics.homosexuality will almost inevitably spam both groups).
This overlaps with troll behavior; the latter more specific term has become
more common. 3. To send many identical or nearly-identical messages
separately to a large number of Usenet newsgroups. This is more specifically separately to a large number of Usenet newsgroups. This is more specifically
called ECP , Excessive Cross-Posting. This is one sure way to infuriate called ECP , Excessive Cross-Posting. This is one sure way to infuriate
nearly everyone on the Net. See also velveeta and jello. 4. To bombard a nearly everyone on the Net. See also velveeta and jello. 4. To bombard a