1. A commercial user. One who is paying real money for his computer
usage.
2. A non-hacker. Someone using the system for an explicit purpose (a
research project, a course, etc.) other than pure exploration. See
{user}. Hackers who are also students may also be real users. "I need
this fixed so I can do a problem set. I'm not complaining out of
randomness, but as a real user." See also {luser}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {reality check}{user}]