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The New Hacker's Dictionary

by Eric S. Raymond · 1991

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This new edition of the hacker's own phenomenally successful lexicon includes more than 100 new entries and updates or revises 200 more. Historically and etymologically richer than its predecessor, it supplies additional background on

Subject
science
Genre
humor
Themes
technology
Audience
adult
Length
long · 568 pages

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