Dictionary definition: Jargon File

Article: Words; Hackers Do It The Write Way; Emanations From the Techno ...
The Washington Post;  April 5, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... proudly." Published in November by The MIT Press ($14.95, paperback), Raymond ... widely known in hacker culture as the Jargon File, an electronic compilation that has ... cultural icon." He says he first saw the Jargon File when he was a larval-stage hacker at ...

Article: FFWD's Pocket Protector, Version 4.0: The Jargon ...
The Washington Post;  November 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Most computer ads make the tax code look simple: PCI, AGP, ATA, SDRAM, SIMMs. But there is a cure for this acronymphomania: Tear off this page and take it wherever you may find yourself shopping. PROCESSORS Processors do all the hard work in computing. Their "clock speeds" -- basically, the rate of

Article: The MIT Press Chooses iPublishCentral to Propel its ...
PR Newswire;  March 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Benefit from Expanded Choices as the MIT Press Enters E-Publishing Market at Low Cost ... solutions, today announced that The MIT Press has launched its e-book portal using ... channels. "Through iPublishCentral, The MIT Press has made a growing collection of e ...

Article: MIT Press Teams with Tizra to Build an Online ...
Business Wire;  April 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... professional audiences. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- MIT Press has signed an agreement with Tizra ... the press. The site, which will carry MIT Press branding, is scheduled to go live next ... Computer Science and related collections. MIT Press's print works have long been noteworthy ...

Article: HP Labs Revives Out-of-print Titles for MIT Press' ...
Business Wire;  April 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... technology developed by HP Labs is enabling MIT Press to restore 1,750 out-of-print titles ... have worked on for a long time, and The MIT Press is excited to be one of the publishers ... Terry Lamoureux, production manager, MIT Press. "Thanks to HP and our other partners ...

Article: Elsevier Science, MIT Press and John Wiley & Sons ...
Business Wire;  October 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... publishers are Elsevier Science, Inc., The MIT Press, and John Wiley & Sons, Inc ... Rebecca McLeod, journals manager of The MIT Press said, "Respect for copyright is important ... Elsevier NV (NYSE: ENL). About The MIT Press The MIT Press is the only non-profit ...

Article: MIT Press, Solution Synergy and OnlineSecurity Join ...
Business Wire;  July 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... the addition of three new partners, MIT Press, Solution Synergy and OnlineSecurity ... education participants do business. MIT Press, the publishing arm of the Massachusetts ... IBLS will offer reviews of the latest MIT Press books covering technology and Internet ...