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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>house wizard</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../H.html" title="H"/><link rel="previous" href="hotlink.html" title="hotlink"/><link rel="next" href="HP-SUX.html" title="HP-SUX"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">house wizard</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="hotlink.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">H</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="HP-SUX.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="house-wizard"/><dt xmlns="" id="house-wizard"><b>house wizard</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [prob.: from ad-agency tradetalk, &#8216;house freak&#8217;] A
hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&amp;D, or systems position at a
commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of
all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a
suit. Used esp. of Unix wizards. The term <span class="firstterm">house guru</span> is equivalent.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="hotlink.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../H.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="HP-SUX.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">hotlink </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> HP-SUX</td></tr></table></div></body></html>