Part I. Introduction
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Introduction

Table of Contents

Confessions of a Happy Hacker
Hacker in a Strange Land
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Fourth Edition
1. Hacker Slang and Hacker Culture
2. Of Slang, Jargon, and Techspeak
3. Revision History
4. Jargon Construction
Verb Doubling
Soundalike Slang
The -P Convention
Overgeneralization
Spoken inarticulations
Anthropomorphization
Comparatives
5. Hacker Writing Style
6. Email Quotes and Inclusion Conventions
7. Hacker Speech Style
8. International Style
9. Crackers, Phreaks, and Lamers
10. Pronunciation Guide
11. Other Lexicon Conventions
12. Format for New Entries
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