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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>wirehead</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../W.html" title="W"/><link rel="previous" href="wired.html" title="wired"/><link rel="next" href="wirewater.html" title="wirewater"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">wirehead</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="wired.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">W</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="wirewater.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="wirehead"/><dt xmlns="" id="wirehead"><b>wirehead</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/wi:r<>hed/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [prob.: from SF slang for an electrical-brain-stimulation addict]
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</p></dd><dd><p> 1. A hardware hacker, especially one who concentrates on
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communications hardware.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. An expert in local-area networks. A wirehead can be a network
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software wizard too, but will always have the ability to deal with network
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hardware, down to the smallest component. Wireheads are known for their
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ability to lash up an Ethernet terminator from spare resistors, for
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example.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="wired.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../W.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="wirewater.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">wired<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>wirewater</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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