suck in

v 1: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {sop up}, {take

up}]

2: attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.: the

current sucked him in" [syn: {suck}]

3: draw in as if by suction; "suck in tyour cheeks and stomach"

[syn: {draw in}]

4: remove body fluids such as blood [syn: {aspirate}, {draw in}]

jack in

To log on to a machine or connect to a network or {BBS},

especially for purposes of entering a {virtual reality}

simulation such as a {MUD} or {IRC} (leaving is "jacking

out"). This term derives from {cyberpunk} SF, in which it was

used for the act of plugging an electrode set into neural

sockets in order to interface the brain directly to a virtual

reality. It is primarily used by MUD and IRC fans and younger

hackers on BBS systems.

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