terminal junkie

: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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