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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>wirehead</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="../W.html" title="W"/><link rel="previous" href="wired.html" title="wired"/><link rel="next" href="wirewater.html" title="wirewater"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">wirehead</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="wired.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">W</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="wirewater.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="wirehead"/><dt xmlns="" id="wirehead"><b>wirehead</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/wi:r´hed/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [prob.: from SF slang for an electrical-brain-stimulation addict]
</p></dd><dd><p> 1. A hardware hacker, especially one who concentrates on
communications hardware.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. An expert in local-area networks. A wirehead can be a network
software wizard too, but will always have the ability to deal with network
hardware, down to the smallest component. Wireheads are known for their
ability to lash up an Ethernet terminator from spare resistors, for
example.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="wired.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../W.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="wirewater.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">wired </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> wirewater</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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