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- noun colloquial A type of
slang used bygeeks , especiallycomputer geeks. It incorporates several terms derived fromscience fiction , as well asneologisms andgrammar quirks , and is frequently found in combination with computerjargon .
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Examples
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Don’t tell me it’s cool, and don’t describe it in geekspeak.
Gillmor on Fire 2004
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These days, talk of the metaverse, time travel, and alternate realities isn't just geekspeak at an SF convention; it's freely bandied about in respected scientific journals.
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Throw in the fact that he speaks in geekspeak most of the time and looks as though he has just graduated out of short trousers, and you see why he has a mountain to climb and the Tories must be smiggering behind the bikeshed.
Archive 2008-08-03 2008
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Throw in the fact that he speaks in geekspeak most of the time and looks as though he has just graduated out of short trousers, and you see why he has a mountain to climb and the Tories must be smiggering behind the bikeshed.
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Because jargon like this is so easy to ignore, I've translated a few of his quotes -- which were delivered to an audience of government geeks -- into plain, everyday geekspeak:
Kundra Drops More Hints About Government Tech Procurement 2009
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Because jargon like this is so easy to ignore, I've translated a few of his quotes -- which were delivered to an audience of government geeks -- into plain, everyday geekspeak:
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Use computer geekspeak to make weak passwords stronger.
Security In The Age Of Cloud Computing - Shelly Palmer - MediaBizBlogger 2009
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Now, that desktop metaphor may soon be as obsolete as the old geekspeak.
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And as the buttoned-down publisher learns Internet geekspeak, it is also finally forcing its mini-fiefdoms to speak to each other.
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I was afraid that all my nerdtalk and geekspeak would be lost in the wilds of fandom, either avoided by people afraid of the difficulty, or embattled by people unclear on the difference between fiction and reality.
Nerdtalk and Geekspeak: My Life Among the Fans Richard Nokes 2006
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