computer geek

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

(jargon)

computer geek - (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.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			STEPHEN SCHULTZE, a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, is a computer geek, not a lawyer. Steal this law! Judicial transparency by Mangu-Ward, Katherine / Reason A middle-aged computer geek who sat near me on a bus used the word "solutionising". English language is, like... diminishing! by Birmingham Mail (England) Seemingly overnight, the super-slim star has grown breasts that could have been created by some computer geek and his idea of the perfect pair. Lindsay Clydesdale ...the last word by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Computer Center of the Academy of Sciences of the Union of Soviet computer chip computer circuitry computer code Computer Compiler computer conferencing computer confetti Computer Conservation Society computer control computer control counter computer control register computer cookie computer crime Computer Design Language computer designer computer dictionary computer efficiency Computer Emergency Response Team computer engineer computer ethics computer exchange computer file computer flea market computer forensics computer game computer geek Computer Generation Incorporated computer graphics computer graphics interface computer graphics metafile Computer History Museum Computer Information File computer input from microfilm Computer Integrated Manufacturing computer language Computer Language for AeronauticS and Programming computer law computer lexicographer computer literacy Computer Management Group of Australia Computer Mathematics Computer Mediated Communication Computer Memory computer modeling computer monitoring Computer Museum History Center computer music computer nerd Computer Network computer networking computer numerical control			Computer fraud Computer fraud Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984 Computer fraud and abuse act of 1986 Computer fraud and abuse act of 1986 Computer fraud and abuse act of 1986 Computer fraud and abuse act of 1986 Computer Fraud Examiner Computer Front End Computer Fundamental and Data Processing Computer Fundamentals Computer Fundamentals Computer für Menschen Gmbh computer game computer game Computer Game Design Computer Game Developers Association Computer Game Developers Conference Computer Game Geek Computer games Computer games Computer Games and Digital Cultures Computer Games Magazine Computer Games Programming Computer Games Research Institute Computer Games Sim Design Computer gaming Computer gaming Computer Gaming Association of Arizona Computer Gaming World computer geek Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego Computer General Studies Computer generated Computer generated Computer Generated Animation Computer generated art Computer Generated Forces Computer Generated Forces Software Computer generated graphic Computer generated image Computer Generated Imagery computer generated images Computer Generated Images for Advertising & Marketing Computer generated imaging Computer Generated Income Office Computer Generated Interface Computer Generated Natural Phenomena Computer Generated Solutions Computer Generated Sound Computer Generated Stop Loss Computer Generated Test System Computer Generated Threat Computer Generated Video Graphics Computer Generated Virtual Reality

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.