jack in

( v.)

   To  log  on  to  a machine or connect to a network or {BBS}, esp. for
   purposes  of  entering a {virtual reality} simulation such as a {MUD}
   or   {IRC}  (leaving  is  "jacking  out").  This  term  derives  from
   {cyberpunk}  SF,  in  which  it  was  used for the act of plugging an
   electrode  set  into  neural  sockets in order to interface the brain
   directly  to  a  virtual reality. It is primarily used by MUD and IRC
   fans and younger hackers on BBS systems.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {cyberpunk}]