real user

1. A commercial user. One who is paying *real* money for his

computer usage.

2. A non-hacker. Someone using the system for an explicit

purpose (a research project, a course, etc.) other than pure

exploration. See user. Hackers who are also students may

also be real users. "I need this fixed so I can do a problem

set. I'm not complaining out of randomness, but as a real

user." See also luser.

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