chemist
<jargon> (Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on number crunching
when you'd far rather the computer were working out anagrams of your name or
printing Snoopy calendars or running life patterns. May or may not refer to
someone who actually studies chemistry.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-07)
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