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geekspeak

British  
/ ˈɡiːkˌspiːk /

noun

  1. slang jargon used by geeks, esp computer enthusiasts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kali spoke animatedly, in a patois of geekspeak, California mellow, and slang borrowed from West Coast rap.

From The New Yorker Apr. 20, 2015

In geekspeak “lulz” means to laugh at a victim; “sec” is for “security”.

From Economist Aug. 3, 2011

"Who's going to see anything on this screen?" shrugged the 59-year-old TV producer, whose Law & Order dramas favor gritty, realistic street scenes over high-tech gadgetry and geekspeak.

From Time Magazine Archive

In geekspeak, AIR is an application runtime--a small chunk of code you download for free that then becomes a platform upon which other applications can run.

From Time Magazine Archive

Companies that don't understand the need to change direction--in geekspeak, the phrase is "turn and burn"--are doomed.

From Time Magazine Archive

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