terminal junkie

[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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