terminal junkie

(UK) A wannabee or early larval stage hacker who spends

most of his or her time wandering the directory tree and

writing noddy programs just to get a fix of computer time.

Variants include "terminal jockey", "console junkie", and

console jockey. The term "console jockey" seems to imply

more expertise than the other three (possibly because of the

exalted status of the console relative to an ordinary

terminal).

See also twink, read-only user.

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(1995-02-16)