house wizard
house wizard
(Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker
occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at
a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have
influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and
still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix
wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
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