leetspeak

For the uninitiated, in 'leetspeak' 1337 translates to 'leet' or 'elite.'

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How leetspeak is leaking into our everyday lives, how macros can save you PC time, and how the iPhone can foil criminals:

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The Wikipedia entry on "leetspeak" -- a simple substitution code that is part of hacker/SMS/IM jargon -- is amazingly complete and full of fun facts:

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I guess I’d rewrite it all in leetspeak, just to make it more interesting.

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Thus, they originally went to a hidden HTML system by sending emails with nonexistent HTML tags - penis - but when people got wise to that, they simply started talking in leetspeak.

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If you are new to this phenomenon and don't know how to "leetspeak" then you can learn from Anil Dash or use the following chart (via) as a guide.

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If you are new to this phenomenon and don't know how to "leetspeak" then you can learn from Anil Dash or use the following chart (via) as a guide.

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We will help you to decode this new teen slang known as "leetspeak" ...

CNN Transcript May 6, 2006 2006

And just ahead on CNN SATURDAY MORNING, the online lingo known "leetspeak" "leetspeak" decoded.

CNN Transcript May 6, 2006 2006

It's called "leetspeak" and we an expert in it to talk about it.

CNN Transcript May 6, 2006 2006