1. Syn. {wizard hat}. This synonym specifically refers to the wizards
of Unseen University in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of
humorous fantasies; these books are extremely popular among hackers.
[BSD hackers; common] Notional dunce cap handed to the original
author of a bug that's been corrected. Unlike the wizard had, this is
often self-assumed: "Somebody please pass me the pointy hat. I fouled
up the distfile rather badly. This fixes it."
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {wizard hat}]