neep-neep
/neep neep/ [onomatopoeic, from New York SF fandom] One who is fascinated by
computers. Less specific than hacker, as it need not imply more skill than is
required to boot games on a personal computer. The derived noun "neeping"
applies specifically to the long conversations about computers that tend to
develop in the corners at most SF-convention parties (the term "neepery" is also
in wide use). Fandom has a related proverb to the effect that "Hacking is a
conversational black hole!".
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-29)
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