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21 August 2005
Computer terms that sound dirty, but aren't. Inspired by a comment by the lovely Wendell.
Thank you, iconomy, I wasn't feeling lovely until you pointed it out... back on topic...
serial bus
flash
node
core dump
(picked up while browsing the dictionary at webopedia.com)
debugger
passive tag
pervasive computing
Turing
overflow
inducter
transducer
ohm!
client/server
mote
scalable
systems analyst
tweak
widget
Nassi-Schneiderman
parser
recursion
COBOL
SQL (because for the longest time I thought it was pronounced SQUEEL, not SEQUEL.)
backdoor
benchmark
choke packet
nested trigger
config.sys
refurbished
broadband
Winsock
Napster
back orifice
big red switch
pulse injection
intrusion detection
packet sniffing
promiscuous mode
man-in-the-middle
logic probe
compromised
master-slave
daisy chain
first in, first out
first in, last out
pointer
stack
snort
peer to peer
server-client relationship
one-to-many
public/private key
log
access log
firmware, software, hardware
bootstrap
port sniffing
port knocking
external floppy
ram module
zero insertion force socket
slot-edge connector
DIP socket, DIP switch
ASIO4ALL
USB key
Jaz
VL Bus
Open BIOS
ebook
Golden Master
Caps Lock
Num Lock
Wake Up
Page Up/Down
Home
End
Print Screen
hotkeys
Tab
Backspace
NetWare
ADSL
fiber channel
AUTOEXEC.BAT
COMMAND.COM
refreshing daemon
segmentation fault
WAN
BNC connector
sysadmin
timeout
red hat
scsi hard drive
contractor [ok, that's not solely IT but anyway]
penetration testing
mutual masturbation [that might just be where I work though]
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