luser
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of luser
C20: a blend of loser + user
Example Sentences
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The reason for "Bob" rather than anything else is due to a luser calling and asking to speak to "Bob", despite the fact that no "Bob" was currently working for Tech Support.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or email, rather than writing code or purveying useful information.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Later one of the ITS machines supported luser as a request-for-help command.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Used in describing the expected intelligence range of the luser.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Has the same connotations of self-conscious elitism that use of luser does among hackers.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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