4.2 Jargon and Acronyms
This, and most other information technology terms are well explained at
WhatIs.com. Good alternates are
TechEncyclopedia and
Webopedia.
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last modified: 2003-12-23 20:24:46
It's perfectly acceptable to ask in a thread where you see an acronym. Techies tend to use more than their fair share of acronyms and other jargon, and they are not always forthcoming about what they mean, assuming that if they know them, everyone does.
If you are too shy to ask in a thread, or it looks like something that you should know based on the context of its use, you can always visit
The Acronym Finder. They've got all the biggies, including
DSLR and
BBR.
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got feedback?by Mospaw edited by climbers
last modified: 2003-12-20 13:23:08
The shortcut speech used in IM's, posts, and chat rooms changes almost daily, but some are with us forever. This link explains the most common ones, as well as some of the often-used emoticons:
WebSlang.
An alternate source for these kinds of acronyms is the
Internet Acronyms Dictionary.
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It's an emoticon, an ASCII glyph. A fairly complete list is here:
Emoticons. The standard set of Broadbandreports.com graphical smilies is
here, although you are not limited to those, and can link to thousands found all over the web.
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The L# system is a replacement for the over used LOL. More information can be found at the
Official Website
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quote:
LE3T 5PE4K I5 wH3N j00 +4Lk l1kE THi5. t0 uNDEr$+@ND j00 mu5+ Be l3e+. 1pH jo0 4RE noT lEeT jo0 C4Nnot SPe@K or rE4d tH1$.
Hacker slang can be found in the
1337 Dictionary. More traditional hacker language is in the classic
Jargon File.
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Now, it's mostly a nostalgic piece of history dating from the days of Bitnet and Listserv. But there was a time when you were nobody if you didn't have one of your own...a time when people were proud of their geekiness!
An example:
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GE/M/S/TW d@? s:(-) !a C(++++) UHC*(+++)@ P+ L E W>-- N(+) o K-- w(+++) O M V PS@ PE@ Y(++) PGP(++++) t 5 X R tv? b$ DI D G(+++) e(+++++) h(++)@>++ r$ z*$
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
In the days of slow access, you could tell someone a whole lot about yourself in a very concise way, by including your personal Geek Code as a signature.
Real geeks memorized every code, and could read them like regular text.
Who knows, it may enjoy a revival. The
documentation is still around. There is a
translator, and for lazy people, a
generator.
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Holding down the ALT key, type the number to the left of the symbol you want on the KEYPAD.
(For the full Unicode set, see this link: Unicode.)
| 0032 |
| 0033 | !
| 0034 | "
| 0035 | #
| 0036 | $
|
| 0037 | %
| 0038 | &
| 0039 | '
| 0040 | (
| 0041 | )
|
| 0042 | *
| 0043 | +
| 0044 | ,
| 0045 | -
| 0046 | .
|
| 0047 | /
| 0048 | 0
| 0049 | 1
| 0050 | 2
| 0051 | 3
|
| 0052 | 4
| 0053 | 5
| 0054 | 6
| 0055 | 7
| 0056 | 8
|
| 0057 | 9
| 0058 | :
| 0059 | ;
| 0060 | <
| 0061 | =
|
| 0062 | >
| 0063 | ?
| 0064 | @
| 0065 | A
| 0066 | B
|
| 0067 | C
| 0068 | D
| 0069 | E
| 0070 | F
| 0071 | G
|
| 0072 | H
| 0073 | I
| 0074 | J
| 0075 | K
| 0076 | L
|
| 0077 | M
| 0078 | N
| 0079 | O
| 0080 | P
| 0081 | Q
|
| 0082 | R
| 0083 | S
| 0084 | T
| 0085 | U
| 0086 | V
|
| 0087 | W
| 0088 | X
| 0089 | Y
| 0090 | Z
| 0091 | [
|
| 0092 | \
| 0093 | ]
| 0094 | ^
| 0095 | _
| 0096 | `
|
| 0097 | a
| 0098 | b
| 0099 | c
| 0100 | d
| 0101 | e
|
| 0102 | f
| 0103 | g
| 0104 | h
| 0105 | i
| 0106 | j
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| 0107 | k
| 0108 | l
| 0109 | m
| 0110 | n
| 0111 | o
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| 0112 | p
| 0113 | q
| 0114 | r
| 0115 | s
| 0116 | t
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| 0117 | u
| 0118 | v
| 0119 | w
| 0120 | x
| 0121 | y
|
| 0122 | z
| 0123 | {
| 0124 | |
| 0125 | }
| 0126 | ~
|
| 0127 |
| 0128 | €
| 0129 |
| 0130 | ‚
| 0131 | ƒ
|
| 0132 | „
| 0133 | …
| 0134 | †
| 0135 | ‡
| 0136 | ˆ
|
| 0137 | ‰
| 0138 | Š
| 0139 | ‹
| 0140 | Œ
| 0141 |
|
| 0142 | Ž
| 0143 |
| 0144 |
| 0145 | ‘
| 0146 | ’
|
| 0147 | “
| 0148 | ”
| 0149 | •
| 0150 | –
| 0151 | —
|
| 0152 | ˜
| 0153 | ™
| 0154 | š
| 0155 | ›
| 0156 | œ
|
| 0157 |
| 0158 | ž
| 0159 | Ÿ
| 0160 |
| 0161 | ¡
|
| 0162 | ¢
| 0163 | £
| 0164 | ¤
| 0165 | ¥
| 0166 | ¦
|
| 0167 | §
| 0168 | ¨
| 0169 | ©
| 0170 | ª
| 0171 | «
|
| 0172 | ¬
| 0173 |
| 0174 | ®
| 0175 | ¯
| 0176 | °
|
| 0177 | ±
| 0178 | ²
| 0179 | ³
| 0180 | ´
| 0181 | µ
|
| 0182 | ¶
| 0183 | ·
| 0184 | ¸
| 0185 | ¹
| 0186 | º
|
| 0187 | »
| 0188 | ¼
| 0189 | ½
| 0190 | ¾
| 0191 | ¿
|
| 0192 | À
| 0193 | Á
| 0194 | Â
| 0195 | Ã
| 0196 | Ä
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| 0197 | Å
| 0198 | Æ
| 0199 | Ç
| 0200 | È
| 0201 | É
|
| 0202 | Ê
| 0203 | Ë
| 0204 | Ì
| 0205 | Í
| 0206 | Î
|
| 0207 | Ï
| 0208 | Ð
| 0209 | Ñ
| 0210 | Ò
| 0211 | Ó
|
| 0212 | Ô
| 0213 | Õ
| 0214 | Ö
| 0215 | ×
| 0216 | Ø
|
| 0217 | Ù
| 0218 | Ú
| 0219 | Û
| 0220 | Ü
| 0221 | Ý
|
| 0222 | Þ
| 0223 | ß
| 0224 | à
| 0225 | á
| 0226 | â
|
| 0227 | ã
| 0228 | ä
| 0229 | å
| 0230 | æ
| 0231 | ç
|
| 0232 | è
| 0233 | é
| 0234 | ê
| 0235 | ë
| 0236 | ì
|
| 0237 | í
| 0238 | î
| 0239 | ï
| 0240 | ð
| 0241 | ñ
|
| 0242 | ò
| 0243 | ó
| 0244 | ô
| 0245 | õ
| 0246 | ö
|
| 0247 | ÷
| 0248 | ø
| 0249 | ù
| 0250 | ú
| 0251 | û
|
| 0252 | ü
| 0253 | ý
| 0254 | þ
| 0255 | ÿ
| |
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Alternatively, you can use the
Character Map program.
For MACs, this is a good site:
»
tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/inte···mac.htmlOr use the Character Palette:
»
www.osxfaq.com/DailyTips/12-2004/12-29.ws
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Then you need a translator!
»
www.transl8it.com/cgi-win/index.pl
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