FLAMAGE

Meaning of FLAMAGE in English

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FLAMAGE — [very common] Flaming verbiage, esp. high-noise, low-signal postings to Usenet or other electronic fora . Often in the phrase `the …
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WEENIE — 1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser resembling a less amusing version of BIFF that infests many BBS …
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RESTRICTION — A bug or design error that limits a program's capabilities, and which is sufficiently egregious that nobody can quite work …
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PSEUDO — < jargon > /soo'doh/ ( Usenet ) Pseudonym. 1. An electronic-mail or Usenet persona adopted by a human for amusement …
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NEWSGROUP — < messaging > One of Usenet 's huge collection of topic groups or fora . Usenet groups can be "unmoderated" …
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LURKING — < messaging , jargon > The activity of one of the "silent majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet …
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KICK — [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an option only available to CHOP s. This is …
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CONTENT-FREE — 1. (By analogy with "context-free") Used of a message that adds nothing to the recipient's knowledge. Though this adjective is …
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ASBESTOS LONGJOHNS — < humour > Notional garments donned by Usenet posters just before emitting a remark they expect will elicit flamage . …
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USENET — < messaging > /yoos'net/ or /yooz'net/ (Or "Usenet news", from "Users' Network") A distributed bulletin board system and the people …
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FIGHT-O-NET — < messaging > A distortion of FidoNet , often applied after a flurry of flamage in a particular echo , …
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WEENIE — 1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser resembling a less amusing version of B1FF that infests many BBS …
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RESTRICTION — A bug or design error that limits a program's capabilities, and which is sufficiently egregious that nobody can quite work …
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PSEUDO — [Usenet: truncation of `pseudonym'] 1. An electronic-mail or Usenet persona adopted by a human for amusement value or as a …
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NEWSGROUP — [Usenet] One of Usenet 's huge collection of topic groups or fora . Usenet groups can be `unmoderated' (anyone can …
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LURKER — One of the `silent majority' in a electronic forum; one who posts occasionally or not at all but is known …
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KICK — [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an option only available to channel ops. This is …
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GENERATE — To produce something according to an algorithm or program or set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) side effect …
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CONTENT-FREE — [by analogy with techspeak `context-free'] Used of a message that adds nothing to the recipient's knowledge. Though this adjective is …
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ASBESTOS LONGJOHNS — Notional garments donned by Usenet posters just before emitting a remark they expect will elicit flamage . This is the …
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USENET — [from `Users' Network'; the original spelling was USENET, but the mixed-case form is now widely preferred] A distributed bboard (bulletin …
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FIGHT-O-NET — [FidoNet] Deliberate distortion of FidoNet , often applied after a flurry of flamage in a particular echo , especially the …
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