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geek
(encz) | geek,nadšenec, člověk s neobvyklou znalostí v určitém oboru n: např.
computer geek Pino |
geek
(encz) | geek,osoba s neobvyklou nebo zvláštní osobností |
geek
(encz) | geek,pouťový kejklíř |
geek
(gcide) | geek \geek\ (g[=e]k), n.
1. A performer in a carnival, often presented as a wild man,
who performs grotesquely disgusting acts, such as biting
the head off a live chicken or snake.
[PJC]
2. Hence: Any eccentric or strange person; an oddball; an
eccentric. [WordNet sense 1]
[PJC]
3. Hence: A student who is socially inept and a misfit in his
class, especially one who is an intellectual; a nerd; a
dork. [Informal]
[PJC]
4. Hence: An intellectually inclined person, especially one
who is interested in scientific or technical subjects; as,
a group of geeks wearing pocket protectors; -- originally
a deprecatory and contemptuous term, but in the 1990's,
with the increase in popularity of computers and the
frequency of accumulation of great wealth by computer
entrepreneurs, it has come to be used with noticeable
frequency by technically competent people to refer to
themselves, ironically and sometimes proudly. [Informal]
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geek
(wn) | geek
n 1: a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
2: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn:
eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek] |
geek
(foldoc) | computer geek
computer nerd
geek
turbo nerd
(Or "turbo nerd", "turbo geek") One who eats
(computer) bugs for a living. One who fulfils all the
dreariest negative stereotypes about hackers: an asocial,
malodourous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all the personality
of a cheese grater. The term cannot be used by outsiders
without implied insult to all hackers; compare
black-on-black usage of "nigger". A computer geek may be
either a fundamentally clueless individual or a proto-hacker
in larval stage.
See also Alpha Geek, propeller head, clustergeeking,
geek out, wannabee, terminal junkie, spod, weenie.
[Jargon File]
(1997-06-26)
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geek
(jargon) | geek
n.
A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who
pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream
social acceptance. Geeks usually have a strong case of neophilia. Most
geeks are adept with computers and treat hacker as a term of respect, but
not all are hackers themselves — and some who are in fact hackers normally
call themselves geeks anyway, because they (quite properly) regard ‘hacker’
as a label that should be bestowed by others rather than self-assumed.
One description accurately if a little breathlessly enumerates “gamers,
ravers, science fiction fans, punks, perverts, programmers, nerds,
subgenii, and trekkies. These are people who did not go to their high
school proms, and many would be offended by the suggestion that they should
have even wanted to.”
Originally, a geek was a carnival performer who bit the heads off chickens.
(In early 20th-century Scotland a ‘geek’ was an immature coley, a type of
fish.) Before about 1990 usage of this term was rather negative. Earlier
versions of this lexicon defined a computer geek as one who eats (computer)
bugs for a living — an asocial, malodorous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all
the personality of a cheese grater. This is often still the way geeks are
regarded by non-geeks, but as the mainstream culture becomes more dependent
on technology and technical skill mainstream attitudes have tended to shift
towards grudging respect. Correspondingly, there are now ‘geek pride’
festivals (the implied reference to ‘gay pride’ is not accidental).
See also propeller head, clustergeeking, geek out, wannabee, {
terminal junkie}, spod, weenie, geek code, alpha geek.
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geeky
(encz) | geeky,podivínský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
alpha geek
(foldoc) | Alpha Geek
The head geek or geek's geek. When no one else knows
the answer, or several techno-types give conflicting advise,
or the error message says "consult your administrator" and you
*are* the administrator, you ask the Alpha Geek.
(1997-06-25)
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clustergeeking
(foldoc) | clustergeeking
/kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a
computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend
breathing.
[Jargon File]
(1994-12-21)
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computer geek
(foldoc) | computer geek
computer nerd
geek
turbo nerd
(Or "turbo nerd", "turbo geek") One who eats
(computer) bugs for a living. One who fulfils all the
dreariest negative stereotypes about hackers: an asocial,
malodourous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all the personality
of a cheese grater. The term cannot be used by outsiders
without implied insult to all hackers; compare
black-on-black usage of "nigger". A computer geek may be
either a fundamentally clueless individual or a proto-hacker
in larval stage.
See also Alpha Geek, propeller head, clustergeeking,
geek out, wannabee, terminal junkie, spod, weenie.
[Jargon File]
(1997-06-26)
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geek out
(foldoc) | geek out
To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in a non-hackish
context, for example at parties held near computer equipment.
Especially used when you need to do or say something highly
technical and don't have time to explain: "Pardon me while I
geek out for a moment."
See computer geek, propeller head.
[Jargon File]
(1995-01-18)
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alpha geek
(jargon) | alpha geek
n.
[from animal ethologists' alpha male] The most technically accomplished or
skillful person in some implied context. “Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek
here.”
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clustergeeking
(jargon) | clustergeeking
/kluh'st@r·gee`king/, n.
[CMU] Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most
people spend breathing.
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code of the geeks
(jargon) | Code of the Geeks
n.
see geek code.
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geek code
(jargon) | geek code
n.
(also “Code of the Geeks”). A set of codes commonly used in sig blocks to
broadcast the interests, skills, and aspirations of the poster. Features a
G at the left margin followed by numerous letter codes, often suffixed with
plusses or minuses. Because many net users are involved in computer
science, the most common prefix is ‘GCS’. To see a copy of the current
code, browse http://www.geekcode.com/. Here is a sample geek code (that of
Robert Hayden, the code's inventor) from that page:
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GED/J d-- s:++>: a- C++(++++)$ ULUO++ P+>+++ L++ !E---- W+(---) N+++
o+ K+++ w+(---) O- M+$>++ V-- PS++(+++)>$ PE++(+)>$ Y++ PGP++ t- 5+++
X++ R+++>$ tv+ b+ DI+++ D+++ G+++++>$ e++$>++++ h r-- y+**
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
The geek code originated in 1993; it was inspired (according to the
inventor) by previous “bear”, “smurf” and “twink”
style-and-sexual-preference codes from lesbian and gay newsgroups. It has
in turn spawned imitators; there is now even a “Saturn geek code” for
owners of the Saturn car. See also geek.
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geek out
(jargon) | geek out
vi.
To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in a non-hackish context, for
example at parties held near computer equipment. Especially used when you
need to do or say something highly technical and don't have time to
explain: “Pardon me while I geek out for a moment.” See geek; see also {
propeller head}.
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geekasm
(jargon) | geekasm
Originally from a quote on the PBS show Scientific American Frontiers (week
of May 21st 2002) by MIT professor Alex Slocum: “When they build a machine,
if they do the calculations right, the machine works and you get this
intense ... uhh ... just like a geekasm, from knowing that what you created
in your mind and on the computer is actually doing what you told it to do”.
Unsurprisingly, this usage went live on the Web almost instantly. Every
hacker knows this feeling. Compare earlier progasm.
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ubergeek
(jargon) | ubergeek
n., /oo'ber·geek/
[common; often spelled with initial ü; from German über + geek] Almost
synonymous with demigod; used as a compliment of someone regarded as a
paragon of geek achievement and virtue. Has partially replaced earlier {
demigod}.
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