Unit 20: Vocabulary

Please study the 15 vocabulary terms below. Then press the Mark Complete button to continue.
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One of the best hackers or coders that you know.
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You should really watch out for SatanSpawn666, he is totally 1337.
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alpha geek
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The person whom the other engineers turn to when they encounter a problem they cannot solve.
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I can't find the source of this bug, so I guess I will ask the alpha geek what he thinks.
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ASAP (as soon as possible)
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Getting it yesterday, or even last week, would have been nice.
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Bill Lumbergh told Peter Gibbons that he needed those TPS reports on his desk ASAP!
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AFK (away from keyboard)
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Busy in the 'real world'; often used in chats after a long pause.
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Mickey453: sorry was just afk!
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BRB (be right back)
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Something you say in a chat message to show you will need to go to the toilet or go grab quick snack.
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i gotta go punish the porcelain... brb!
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FTW (for the win)
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Something to say when you are trying to accomplish something important and you are very near to your goal.
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Lizard Team attack the base FTW!
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IMHO (in my humble opinion)
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Something to put in a chat before stating something which is subjective and not a hard fact.
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IMHO software developers should make more money than lawyers.
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l8r (later)
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Something you say when you are leaving a chat.
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cu l8r alig8r!
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LMAO (laughing my ass off)
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When something is so funny your buttocks may actually fall off your legs.
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John: OMG! When I was at Billy's house I caught his dad wearing a unicorn onesy! Craig: What? LMAO!
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LOL (laughing out loud)
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Something to type when you or someone else types something funny.
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Dirk: My little brother just swallowed a bug in his soda, lol.
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leech
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A derogatory term for a person who downloads a lot more than they upload.
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Many bittorrent users are essentially leeches who are only there to download pirated material.
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n00b
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A derogatory term for someone who is a total beginner; someone who sucks at programming or gaming.
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Bill is such a n00b he can't even navigate the command line without a book.
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pissed off
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Angry, or upset.
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Everyone knows that it's better to be pissed off than pissed on.
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ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing)
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Something to type when "lol", simply isn't enough to convey the hilarity of the matter..
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You know I was ROTFL when I heard my ex-girlfriend dropped her new iPhone in the toilet.
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TIL (today I learned)
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Something to type in a chat, before stating an educational fact.
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TIL that sharks cannot stop swimming or they will drown.
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