Classic Glossary
Browse 8 classic terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
8 Classic Terms
- AFK
- AFK stands for Away From Keyboard, an internet abbreviation indicating that someone is temporarily unavailable or not at their computer. The term originated in...
- Flame War
- Flame War is an online argument that has escalated from a discussion or debate into a hostile exchange of personal attacks, insults, and increasingly...
- FTW
- FTW is an internet abbreviation standing for For The Win, used to express enthusiastic endorsement or declare something as the best choice. Originating from...
- LMAO
- Laughing My A** Off — an expression of intense amusement, evolved from BBS and Usenet culture. Now so common it barely registers as actual laughter. Its...
- RTFM
- Read The F***ing Manual — the universal, exasperated reply to a question that is clearly answered in the documentation. An enduring artifact of hacker...
- Spam
- Unsolicited bulk messages, especially email. Named after the Monty Python sketch where the word 'Spam' drowns out all other conversation — which is exactly...
- StackOverflowException
- The runtime error thrown when the call stack exceeds its limit, almost always caused by infinite recursion. The error that gave the website its name and gives...
- Sysadmin
- System Administrator — the person responsible for maintaining and operating computer servers and networks. The title has been evolving toward 'DevOps engineer'...
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