@-party
<event> /at'par-tee/ (Or "@-sign party" /at'si:n par'tee/, from the @
sign in an electronic mail address) A semi-closed party thrown for hackers at a
science-fiction convention (especially the annual Worldcon); one must have an
electronic mail address to get in, or at least be in company with someone who
does. One of the most reliable opportunities for hackers to meet face-to-face
with people who might otherwise be represented by mere phosphor dots on their
screens.
Compare boink.
[Jargon File]
(1996-05-08)
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