Sneakernet … n. Term used (generally with ironic intent) for transfer of electronic information by physically carrying tape, disks, …
Snail-Mail … /snāl māl/ n. Paper mail, as opposed to electronic. Sometimes written as the single word SnailMail …
Smoke Test … test/ n. 1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to electronic equipment following repair or reconfiguration, in …
Sig Block … n. Short for 'signature', used specifically to refer to the electronic signature block that most UNIX mail- and …
Music … directions. Folk music is very big in hacker circles; so is electronic music, and the sort of elaborate instrumental …
Lurker … /lər-kər/ n. One of the 'silent majority' in a electronic forum; one who posts occasionally or not at all …
Frobnitz … n. An unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes. This rare form is usually …
Fried … electrical event. (Sometimes this literally happens to electronic circuits! In particular, resistors can burn out …
Flame War … acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as USENET .