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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>room-temperature IQ</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="../R.html" title="R"/><link rel="previous" href="rogue.html" title="rogue"/><link rel="next" href="root.html" title="root"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">room-temperature IQ</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="rogue.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">R</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="root.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="room-temperature-IQ"/><dt xmlns="" id="room-temperature-IQ"><b>room-temperature IQ</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">quant.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [IBM] 80 or below (nominal room temperature is 72 degrees
Fahrenheit, 22 degrees Celsius). Used in describing the expected
intelligence range of the <a href="../L/luser.html"><i class="glossterm">luser</i></a>. &#8220;<span class="quote">Well, but
how's this interface going to play with the room-temperature IQ
crowd?</span>&#8221; See <a href="../D/drool-proof-paper.html"><i class="glossterm">drool-proof paper</i></a>. This is a
much more insulting phrase in countries that use Celsius
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