|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No results could be found matching the exact term luser in the thesaurus. |
|
Try one of these suggestions: |
user
luster
loser
|
|
|
Dictionary Results for luser: |
1. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) |
luser
/loo'zr/, n.
[common] A user; esp. one who is also a loser. (luser and loser are
pronounced identically.) This word was coined around 1975 at MIT. Under
ITS, when you first walked up to a terminal at MIT and typed Control-Z to
get the computer's attention, it printed out some status information,
including how many people were already using the computer; it might print ?
14 users?, for example. Someone thought it would be a great joke to patch
the system to print ?14 losers? instead. There ensued a great controversy,
as some of the users didn't particularly want to be called losers to their
faces every time they used the computer. For a while several hackers
struggled covertly, each changing the message behind the back of the
others; any time you logged into the computer it was even money whether it
would say ?users? or ?losers?. Finally, someone tried the compromise ?
lusers?, and it stuck. Later one of the ITS machines supported luser as a
request-for-help command. ITS died the death in mid-1990, except as a
museum piece; the usage lives on, however, and the term luser is often seen
in program comments and on Usenet. Compare mundane, muggle, newbie,
chainik.
M
|
2. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) |
luser
/loo'zr/ A user; especially one who is also
a loser. (luser and loser are pronounced identically.)
This word was coined around 1975 at MIT.
Under ITS, when you first walked up to a terminal at MIT and
typed Control-Z to get the computer's attention, it printed
out some status information, including how many people were
already using the computer; it might print "14 users", for
example. Someone thought it would be a great joke to patch
the system to print "14 losers" instead. There ensued a great
controversy, as some of the users didn't particularly want to
be called losers to their faces every time they used the
computer. For a while several hackers struggled covertly,
each changing the message behind the back of the others; any
time you logged into the computer it was even money whether it
would say "users" or "losers". Finally, someone tried the
compromise "lusers", and it stuck.
Later one of the ITS machines supported "luser" as a
request-for-help command. ITS died the death in mid-1990,
except as a museum piece; the usage lives on, however, and the
term "luser" is often seen in program comments.
See: also LART. Compare: tourist, weenie.
[Jargon File]
(1998-07-01)
|
|
|
|
|
Common Misspellings > |
luser uluser ulser lulser user lluser lsuer lusuer lser luuser luesr lusesr luer lusser lusre lusere lusr luseer lusrer luse luserr iuser liuser iluser ouser louser oluser puser lpuser pluser kuser lkuser kluser ,user l,user ,luser .user l.user .luser l7ser lu7ser l7user l&ser lu&ser l&user l8ser lu8ser l8user lyser luyser lyuser liser luiser liuser lhser luhser lhuser ljser lujser ljuser lkser lukser lkuser laser leser loser luqer lusqer luqser luwer luswer luwser lueer luseer lueser luaer lusaer luaser luder lusder ludser luzer luszer luzser luxer lusxer luxser lucer luscer lucser lu er lus er lu ser lus3r luse3r lus3er lus#r luse#r lus#er lus4r luse4r lus4er luswr lusewr luswer lusrr luserr lusrer lussr lusesr lusser lusdr lusedr lusder lusfr lusefr lusfer lusar lusir lusor lusur luse4 luser4 luse4r luse$ luser$ luse$r luse5 luser5 luse5r lusee lusere luseer luset lusert lusetr lused luserd lusedr lusef luserf lusefr luseg luserg lusegr Definition commonly spelled as: Defanition or Defenition, Synonym as: Synonim, Sinonym or Sinonim, Thesaurus as: Thesorus or Thesauris, Dictionary as: Dictionery or Dictionry and Define is usually not misspelled. What does mispell meen? It Meens...
Full Map Index: Å Norway-Am Timan Chad |
Ama United States of America-Audon France |
Audouville-la-Hubert France-Baskil Turkey |
Baskin United States of America-Bindoy Philippines |
Bindoy Philippines-Breuilpont France |
Breukelen Netherlands-Campofelice di Fitalia Italy |
Campofelice di Roccella Italy-Champigny France |
Champigny-en-Beauce France-Colle San Magno Italy |
Colle Sannita Italy-Damulog Philippines |
Damurhuda Bangladesh-Duliāgaon India |
Duliajan No.1 India-Ethridge United States of America |
Étienville France-Frignano Italy |
Frignicourt France-Gouhenans France |
Gouillons France-Hasselbach Germany |
Hasselbach Germany-Hurlock United States of America |
Huron United States of America-Jovellanos Cuba |
Jovellar Philippines-Kirchzell Germany |
Kircubbin United Kingdom-La Gomera Guatemala |
La Gonfrière France-Le Hohwald France |
Le Hommet-dArthenay France-Loma de Gato Philippines |
Loma de Juárez Mexico-Mālpur India |
Mālpura India-Memphis United States of America |
Memphis United States of America-Montería Colombia |
Monteriggioni Italy-Navalilla Spain |
Navalmanzano Spain-Noyelles-lès-Seclin France |
Noyelles-lès-Vermelles France-Pachelma Russia |
Pachgaon India-Piégut-Pluviers France |
Piekary Śląskie Poland-Prilep Macedonia |
Přílepy Czech Republic-Reuil-en-Brie France |
Reuilly France-Şag Romania |
Şag Romania-Saint-Puy France |
Saint-Python France-Santa Rita Panama |
Santa Rita Venezuela-Sewarhi India |
Sewen France-Sparbu Norway |
Spardorf Germany-Tamparan Philippines |
Tampayan Philippines-Tottington United Kingdom |
Tottleben Germany-Valdivia Chile |
Valdivia Colombia-Villeneuve-le-Roi France |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon France-White City United States of America |
White City Canada-Żywiec Poland |
|
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.
|
©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy |
|