Fast Lane

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. A prioritized path or process designed to move some requests, fixes, or decisions more quickly than the normal queue. In work culture fast lanes can be helpful for urgent cases, but they can also undermine fairness if everything claims urgency eventually.

    In plain English: A prioritized path for getting something handled more quickly.

    Example: "The security team got a true fast lane for credential issues, while other requests still had to justify why they should bypass the normal backlog."

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