Release 3 of TOPS-20 is sufficiently different from release 1 that some (not all) hackers have stopped calling it TWENEX, though the written abbreviation "20x" is still used. "State-of-the-world-P?" Also used metaphorically; hence some programs (especially crocks) can be described as grungy. Steele: "He just used `canonical' in the canonical way.". A fudge factor, on the other hand, can often be tweaked in more than one direction. FOO 1. WINNITUDE n. The quality of winning (as opposed to WINNAGE, which is the result of winning). Swapping systems which are overloaded waste most of their time moving pages into and out of core (rather than performing useful computation), and are therefore said to thrash. "The system is hardwarily unreliable." means "What's new?" As you can see, it is imperative that your WiFi network is secure because there are entities out there looking for any opening to ply their trade. "If you're on a TTY, E will switch to non-display mode." When the personal computers onslaught started invading our daily lives, it didn’t take long for clever screen-writers to bring the black hat villains of the cyber world to the forefront of our collective consciousness, and they haven’t looked back since. One common use is to generate a pop-up ad informing you that your system has been infected with a virus or some other form of malware and then force you to a pre-selected page that has the solution to fix the problem. Rootkits are a definite 10 on the scary scale of cyber intrusions. A combination `project' (directory name) and programmer name, used to identify a specific directory belonging to that user. GLASS TTY n. A terminal which has a display screen but which, because of hardware or software limitations, behaves like a teletype or other printing terminal. "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick; Jack jrst over the candle stick.". QUUX [invented by Steele. Usage: somewhat ad hominem. A person who posses a wheel bit. Also, by extension, unused buffers and the like within a program. - GLS]. An unspecified but usually well-understood time, often used in conjunction with a later time T+1. Of fish, to have to remove the bones yourself (usually at a Chinese restaurant). The data uncovered certain words that appear disproportionately on deals that closed. Usage: rather rare. Variety, type, kind. Another expression sometimes heard is "complain!". In backgammon, large numbers on the dice. TENSE adj. And remember, the Global Digital Forensics team has dealt with all of this before, so please don’t hesitate to call if you have already become a victim of cyber crime, or just don’t want to be the next. See EPSILON. 1. 3. Functionally poor, e.g. "You should gas that old crufty software." To waste time (as opposed to TOOL). FROB 1. n. (MIT) The official Tech Model Railroad Club definition is "FROB = protruding arm or trunnion", and by metaphoric extension any somewhat small thing. A gedanken thesis is usually marked by an obvious lack of intuition about what is programmable and what is not and about what does and does not constitute a clear specification of a program-related concept such as an algorithm. BIGNUMS [from Macsyma] n. 1. Spidering refers to the process of hackers getting to know their targets intimately in order … Usage: antiquated (like the TTY's themselves). As is normally the case with zombie drones and botnets, this is often done without the user of the controlled system even knowing they were involved. They will have a link directing you to a site that looks very convincing and ask you to verify your account information. ), of course, these are optional, if you don't specify them, It is to generate random words. A person who enjoys learning the details of programming systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. 3. An indication of confusion, usually spoken with a quizzical tone. "I guess I'll gobble down a copy of the documentation tomorrow." Usage: primarily used by Geoff Goodfellow at SRI, but spreading. Consisting of a large number of objects; extreme. Near Rhymes, Meanings, Similar Endings, Similar Syllables. TICK n. 1. When you log in to verify your information on the bogus site, you have just given the black hat exactly what they need to make you the next victim of cyber crime. PUNT [from the punch line of an old joke: "Drop back 15 yards and punt"] v. To give up, typically without any intention of retrying. (or, more silly, "State-of-world-P?") (Stanford) Name used by some people for the Stanford/ITS extended ASCII circle-x character. SYSTEM n. 1. TECO (tee'koe) [acronym for Text Editor and COrrector] 1. n. A text editor developed at MIT, and modified by just about everybody. The location of the status quo. A title of address (never of third-person reference), usually used to show admiration, respect, and/or friendliness to a competent hacker. The hack usually has a parameter (usually taken from toggle switches) which when well-chosen can produce amazing effects. These can also be applied to non-physical objects, such as data structures. 3. or to their own availability ("I'll swap you in as soon as I finish looking at this other problem."). DIDDLE v. To work with in a not particularly serious manner. Even many professionals in the computing field today have finally, albeit grudgingly, given in to the mainstream meaning of the word. SMART adj. The altered version of the game, normal sold for around $25, now comes in at a whopping $230! "Three lusers lost their files in last night's disk crash." Also, a brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value. "Well, yeah, it's kind of a misfeature that file names are limited to six characters, but we're stuck with it for now.". An approximately correct spectrum: (These terms are all used to describe programs or portions thereof, except for the first two, which are included for completeness. CRUNCH v. 1. Also a common general-purpose program for creating and using PTYs. "Oh, just hacking." Unpredictable (closest to mathematical definition); weird. ", RAPE v. To (metaphorically) screw someone or something, violently. PUSH [based on the stack operation that puts the current information on a stack, and the fact that procedure call addresses are saved on the stack] dialect: PUSHJ (push-jay), based on the PDP-10 procedure call instruction. James Fredrick Mafia Hacker. There are words in the input: programming, is and awesome. Get out of that (my) seat! More generally, to become non-working. The advantage is that programs which want (in this example) files printed need not compete for access to the lpt. Anywhere outside a university. "All that mumblage" is used like "all that stuff" when it is not quite clear what it is or how it works, or like "all that crap" when "mumble" is being used as an implicit replacement for obscenities. UUO (you-you-oh) [short for "Un-Used Operation"] n. A DEC-10 system monitor call. GUBBISH [a portmanteau of "garbage" and "rubbish"?] SOS 1. Antivirus software relies on a constantly updated and evolving database of virus signatures to detect any virus that may have infected a system. EXCH (ex'chuh, ekstch) [from the PDP-10 instruction set] v. To exchange two things, each for the other. N adj. $45.00/h. REAL WINNER: Often sarcastic, but also used as high praise. See TWEAK and TWIDDLE. GORP (CMU) [perhaps from the generic term for dried hiker's food, stemming from the acronym "Good Old Raisins and Peanuts"] Another metasyntactic variable, like FOO and BAR. 2. SNARF v. To grab, esp. "The system's wedging every few minutes. These words correlate with higher close rates. POP [based on the stack operation that removes the top of a stack, and the fact that procedure return addresses are saved on the stack] dialect: POPJ (pop-jay), based on the PDP-10 procedure return instruction. SWAPPED adj. "Well, all the names were chosen pretty randomly." Often, black hats will use social engineering to gain physical access to particularly well protected system so the rootkit can be directly installed from CD or a tiny USB drive (it only takes a minute) in order either to circumvent a particularly troublesome firewall or gain access to a system that is not normally accessible from the outside. Once a rootkit is introduced, this will create a back door for a black hat that will allow remote, unauthorized entry whenever he or she chooses. "I didn't feel like going through that pain and suffering, so I fudged it." 2. For example, they could send you an email containing a link to a page that will infect your system with malware and make it look like it came from a safe source, such as a trusted friend or well-known organization. To call a property a feature sometimes means the author of the program did not consider the particular case, and the program makes an unexpected, although not strictly speaking an incorrect response. LINE FEED (standard ASCII terminology) 1. v. To feed the paper through a terminal by one line (in order to print on the next line). PLUGH [from the Adventure game] v. See XYZZY. See HACK (def #9). Probably related to gnashing of teeth. "When is the system coming up?" All Rights Reserved. Gas!" At MIT, directory SYSENG is where the "English" for system programs is kept, and SYSBIN, the binaries. CRASH 1. n. A sudden, usually drastic failure. 2. SACRED adj. FROBNITZ, pl. See FOO; however, denotes very little disgust, and is uttered mostly for the sake of the sound of it. 3. "DWIM is incredibly hairy." See BLT. See FOO. "The reason for that last crash is obscure." Most of the true sources have security measures in place to avoid tampering with sender information on their own mail servers, but as many black hat spammers will launch attacks from their own SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), they will be able to tamper with that information. '*, *The term `wormhole' has been used to describe a hypothetical astronomical situation where a black hole connects to the `other side' of the universe. In 1946, the Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT coined the term to mean someone who applies ingenuity to achieve a clever result. HAPPY HACKING: A farewell. 2. MARGINALLY: adv. Cookies – A cookie is a small packet of information from a visited webserver stored on your system by your computer’s browser. GEDANKEN [from Einstein's term "gedanken-experimenten", such as the standard proof that E=mc2] adj. 3. Sometimes heard as LSH (lish), from the PDP-10 instruction set. In the Yale case, the alumnus is Michael Shamos, who was a graduate student at Yale and is now a faculty member here. "Your arguments are bogus." Quite rare. "Now that we've got the basic program working, let's go back and add some bells and whistles." 4. 4. @BEGIN (primarily CMU) with @END, used humorously in writing to indicate a context or to remark on the surrounded text. CHANGE PHASE THE HARD WAY: To stay awake for a very long time in order to get into a different phase. FROGGY: adj. "It's very simple; you just kretch the glims and then aos the zotz." 2. By verb doubling, "Popj, popj" means roughly, "Now let's see, where were we?". "I want to send you some mail; what's your ppn?" A typical example would be an accounting program, which keeps track of who is logged in, accumulates load- average statistics, etc. 2. 5. DEMENTED adj. 3. 5. See also 69. FAULTY adj. For example, "Let's do protocol with the check" at a restaurant means to ask the waitress for the check, calculate the tip and everybody's share, generate change as necessary, and pay the bill. 2. v. To print something on the XGP. Grammatically separable; one may speak of "biting the bag". PDL (piddle or puddle) [acronym for Push Down List] n. 1. 2. In specific sense: "What are you doing?" SPAZZ 1. v. To behave spastically or erratically; more often, to commit a single gross error. We've finally got you talking jargon too!" More severe than "to frob" (q.v.). QUUX, without qualification, usually refers to The Great Quux, who is somewhat infamous for light verse and for the "Crunchly" cartoons. There are two words in the input: hacker and book. After some time, I found that 400 words were missing a few key concepts,” he said. MUMBLAGE n. The topic of one's mumbling (see MUMBLE). creeping featurism => feeping creaturism; "I object to parsing fish" means "I don't want to get a whole fish, but a sliced one is okay." "DWIM is incredibly hairy." To programmers, the location of non-programmers and activities not related to programming. The term "Un-Used Operation" comes from the fact that, on DEC-10 systems, monitor calls are implemented as invalid or illegal machine instructions, which cause traps to the monitor (see TRAP). 2. n. The act of handwaving. 5. The terms "tolerance" and "slop" are also used, though these usually indicate a one-sided leeway, such as a buffer which is made larger than necessary because one isn't sure exactly how large it needs to be, and it is better to waste a little space than to lose completely for not having enough. Needless to say, right or wrong, it stuck! They could also then sell your email address to another spammer as a confirmed email address and more spam will show up in your inbox. "This is a pessimal situation.". 1. BIN [short for BINARY; used as a second file name on ITS] 1. n. BINARY. See BLETCHEROUS and BAGBITING. What makes a rootkit particularly lethal: it is installed and functions at such low system levels that it can be designed to erase its own tracks and activity from the now vulnerable system, allowing the black hat to navigate through entire networks without being exposed. For example, writing a file on the lpt spooler's directory will invoke the spooling daemon, which prints the file. 2. See CLOSE. LOSER n. An unexpectedly bad situation, program, programmer, or person. 2. n. A small change to an algorithm to make it more efficient. An arbitrarily large (and perhaps infinite) number. "You shouldn't XGP such a large file.". SMOKING CLOVER n. A psychedelic color munch due to Gosper. GRIND v. 1. smallish hacks made in the bark of the trees marked the trail through the forest. Yet another metasyntactic variable, like FOO. "The compiler grovelled over my code." This will only confirm to the spammer that they have a valid email address and the spam will just keep coming. One Word Title (14) Shot In The Chest (14) Cell Phone (13) Computer Cracker (13) Flashback (13) Held At Gunpoint (13) Machine Gun (13) Paranoia (13) Violence (13) Cigarette Smoking (12) Computer Hacker (12) Punched In The Face (12) Race Against Time (12) Car Chase (11) Character Repeating Someone Else's Dialogue (11) Chase (11) Cyberpunk (11) Deception (11) Hacker (11) COKEBOTTLE n. Any very unusual character. A related term, more often seen as a verb, is DTRT (Do The Right Thing). Also, "pulling a Gabriel", "Gabriel mode". Behaving strangely; especially (of people), exhibiting extreme depression. ), FINE (WPI) adj. A celestial object whose phase is very important to hackers. Typically 1/60 second. Firewalls can be physical devices or software-based, or a combination of the two. Sometimes implies unreliability of whatever is dependent, or that reliability seems to be dependent on conditions nobody has been able to determine. GROK [from the novel "Stranger in a Strange Land", by Robert Heinlein, where it is a Martian word meaning roughly "to be one with"] v. To understand, usually in a global sense. ", HACK n. 1. The way things are usually done. Denial of Service Attack (DOS) – A Denial of Service attack is an attack designed to overwhelm a targeted website to the point of crashing it or making it inaccessible. "; also used in its original sense of a variable name. 2. interj. See FLAME. False. Mythically, from the Latin semi-deponent verb QUUXO, QUUXARE, QUUXANDUM IRI; noun form variously QUUX (plural QUUCES, Anglicized to QUUXES) and QUUXU (genitive plural is QUUXUUM, four U's in seven letters).] Otherwise, the score of this word is .The score for the whole list of words is the sum of scores of all words in the list. noun. The connotation in this case is that the program works as designed, but the design is bad. It is true that users ask questions (of necessity). "Why don't you jfcl that out?" Demons are particularly common in AI programs. REAL HACK: A crock (occasionally affectionate). This is a useful concept among people who often work at night according to no fixed schedule. A privilege bit that canonically allows the possessor to perform any operation on a timesharing system, such as read or write any file on the system regardless of protections, change or or look at any address in the running monitor, crash or reload the system, and kill/create jobs and user accounts. DOUBLE BUCKY: adj. HUNGUS (hung'ghis) [perhaps related to current slang "humongous"; which one came first (if either) is unclear] adj. (Stanford) A feature not generally publicized which allows something otherwise impossible, or a feature formerly in that category but now unveiled. BOGUS (WPI, Yale, Stanford) adj. When you receive spam, the best practice is to delete it immediately. Was running a program similar to a couple other hacker jargon items most. A gross philosophical change to the particular terminal controlling a job under the supervision of another job of MIT-AI ). 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