science-fiction fandom

Another voluntary subculture having a very heavy overlap with

hackerdom; most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly,

and many go to "cons" (SF conventions) or are involved in

fandom-connected activities such as the Society for Creative

Anachronism. Some hacker jargon originated in SF fandom such

as {defenestration}, great-wall, {cyberpunk}, {h}, {ha ha only

serious}, {IMHO}, {mundane}, {neep-neep}, {Real Soon Now}.

Additionally, the jargon terms {cowboy}, {cyberspace},

{de-rezz}, {go flatline}, {ice}, {phage}, {virus}, {wetware},

{wirehead}, and {worm} originated in SF stories.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-02)