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The New Hacker's Dictionary - 3rd Edition Paperback – October 11, 1996

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This third edition of the tremendously popular Hacker's Dictionary adds 100 new entries and updates 200 entries. In case you aren't familiar with it, this is no snoozer dictionary of technical terms, although you'll certainly find accurate definitions for most techie jargon. It's the slang and secret language among computer jocks that offers the most fun. Don't know what the Infinite-Monkey Theorem is? Or the meaning of "rat dance?" It's all here. Most people don't sit down to read dictionaries for entertainment, but this is surely an exception.

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A sprightly lexicon.

―William Safire, New York Times Magazine

For anyone who likes to have slippery, elastic fun with language, this is a time for celebration...The New Hacker's Dictionary...is not only a useful guidebook to very much un-official technical terms and street tech slang, but also a de facto ethnography of the early years of the hacker culture.

―Mondo 2000

My current favorite is 'wave a dead chicken.' New to you? You've waved a dead chicken when you've gone through motions to satisfy onlookers (suits?), even when you're sure it's all futile. Raymond's book exhilarates...The New Hacker's Dictionary, though, is not for skimming. Allot, each day, a half hour, severely timed if you hope to get any work done.

―Hugh Kenner, Byte

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Series: The MIT Press
Paperback: 547 pages
Publisher: MIT Press; third edition edition (October 11, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0262680920
ISBN-13: 978-0262680929
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Customer Reviews: 29 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #922,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #266 in Machine Theory (Books)
- #608 in Computers & Internet Humor
- #223 in Slang & Idiom Reference Books

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William M

Dated but still amusing and informative

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2015

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Remember that "new" is a relative term. Relative to, say, the geologic time-frame, this is surely The NEW Hacker's Dictionary. However, relative to its subject matter - computer technology - it's "middle-aged" at best. Last updated in 1996, it predates most of the technology that is in use today, and as a result, the terminology defined here is more of historic interest. That's not to say it's uninteresting - there are some terms defined that are still current, and much of the out-dated material provides interesting back-story to present technology. Best of all, though, is the subtle humor that pervades the text.

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impitbosshereonlevel2

Worth having

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2002

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I would normally not consider buying something named "The New Hacker's Dictionary", as the first thing that comes to mind is "drivel for the stupid masses". However, I must say that I was wrong. The "dictionary" is actually by an author who is obviously familiar with the computing days of old - the definitions aren't idiotic new-age garbage, but rather words that most "hackers"/"computer nerds" will recognize - while the regular folk will not. The book doesn't discuss words like "click", "webpage" and any other "popular" computing terms - instead it's words like "foobar", "warez d00dz", "flipflop", etc...
If you're at all interested in classic computing culture, this book is something I feel every computer nerd should have (you fit the description if, among other things, you like monty python and your idea of the perfect evening is spending it at home programming, with occasional breaks to watch the X-Files).
If you're a soccermom, or a script/warez kiddie, this book is not for you. You probably won't understand it, and will certainly not appreciate it.

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Michael B

Please someone refresh this book for 2018!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2018

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I was a little disappointed because of how dated the terms and definitions are. It's a great book if you want to understand the language and history of developers in the 90's, but doesn't reflect the way developers (at least those who cut their teeth much later) speak in 2018.

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Peter H. Schmidt

If you have complied code but not read this, get a copy NOW

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018

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Every dev/programmer NEEDS to read this. For the history and for the humor!

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George Kovalev

Very entertaining to read!

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2018

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Funny and entertaining! I like that words are cross-referenced so you can look up more funny definitions.

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XytheX

Great Reference

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Packed full of lost jargon and IT idioms. As the Information Technology field ages many newcomers don't know the history behind common slang. This book has them all. A must have in every grizzly old IT guys bench.

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Amazing product

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amazing product!!!

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Emre Sevinc

One of the few dictionaries that you can read from cover to cover...

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2010

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This is indeed one of the few dictionaries that you can read from cover to cover and still have lots of fun. It shows its age but many terms are still in use today. The dictionary reflects the mindset, culture and a short history of the hacking. You can think of it as the perfect companion to Steven Levy's 'Hackers' book.

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The author has an unhealthy fetish for UNIX and open ...

Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2016

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The author has an unhealthy fetish for UNIX and open source, but still provides a fascinating and silly nostalgia trip for computer nerds of all ages.

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cheesejalapeno

Very nice jargon clearer.

Reviewed in Spain on July 2, 2015

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It is a very nice computer hacking information container.
Probably if you are already deep in computer knowledge, you may know 70% percent of the book, but there are still a lot of new concepts worth knowing.

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