terminal junkie

( n.)

   [UK]  A  {wannabee} or early {larval stage} hacker who spends most of
   his  or  her  time  wandering  the directory tree and writing {noddy}
   programs  just  to  get  a  fix  of  computer  time. Variants include
   terminal  jockey,  console  junkie,  and  {console  jockey}. The term
   console  jockey  seems  to  imply more expertise than the other three
   (possibly  because of the exalted status of the {console} relative to
   an   ordinary   terminal).   See   also  {twink},  {read-only  user}.
   Appropriately,  this  term  was  used  in  the  works  of  William S.
   Burroughs to describe a heroin addict with an unlimited supply.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Commonwealth Hackish}{console jockey}{geek}{read-only user}{spod}{weenie}]