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New Hacker's Dictionary 1994

Raymond, Eric S., comp., The New Hacker's Dictionary – 2nd ed. MIT Press, 1994.


Based on the Jargon File, first begun in 1975 by Raphael Finkel and maintained by an informal community and first published by Guy Steele as The Hacker's Dictionary (Harper and Row). Various versions are available on the web.