[very common] A mythical figure like the Unknown Soldier; the
archetypal hacker nerd. This term is one of the oldest in the jargon,
apparently going back to MIT in the 1960s. See {random}, {Suzie
COBOL}. This may originally have been inspired by `J. Fred Muggs', a
show-biz chimpanzee whose name was a household word back in the early
days of {TMRC}, and was probably influenced by `J. Presper Eckert'
(one of the co-inventors of the electronic computer). See also {Fred
Foobar}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Bloggs Family}{Dr. Fred Mbogo}{fred}{Fred Foobar}{J. Random}{Suzie COBOL}]