terminal junkie
(UK) A wannabee or early larval stage hacker who spends most of his or her time
wandering the directory tree and writing noddy programs just to get a fix of
computer time. Variants include "terminal jockey", "console junkie", and console
jockey. The term "console jockey" seems to imply more expertise than the other
three (possibly because of the exalted status of the console relative to an
ordinary terminal).
See also twink, read-only user.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-16)
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