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Purportedly {{coin|en|hackers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)|w=Worcester Polytechnic Institute|in=1977|nocap=1|nocat=1}} and still in usage through 1991. This entry did not appear in the {{w|Jargon File#1990 and later|Jargon File}} until the 1993 version 3.0.0, an edition which prompted controversy about {{w|Eric Raymond|Eric Raymond's}} stewardship and attention to proper attestation. The reliability of this particular entry is unclear; it was likely in use at WPI in 1991 as reported, but may have been specific to a much smaller subcommunity, particularly as it escaped mention in earlier editions of the Jargon File. |
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# {{lb|en|dated|computing|slang}} To work on a [[minicomputer]] late at night. |
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# {{lb|en|dated|computing|slang}} A [[hacker]] on early [[minicomputer]]s |
# {{lb|en|dated|computing|slang}} A nighttime [[hacker]] on early [[minicomputer]]s. |
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Revision as of 21:17, 28 July 2024
English
Etymology
Purportedly coined by hackers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in 1977 and still in usage through 1991. This entry did not appear in the Jargon File until the 1993 version 3.0.0, an edition which prompted controversy about Eric Raymond's stewardship and attention to proper attestation. The reliability of this particular entry is unclear; it was likely in use at WPI in 1991 as reported, but may have been specific to a much smaller subcommunity, particularly as it escaped mention in earlier editions of the Jargon File.
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
gweep (third-person singular simple present gweeps, present participle gweeping, simple past and past participle gweeped)
- (dated, computing, slang) To work on a minicomputer late at night.
Noun
gweep (plural gweeps)
- (dated, computing, slang) A nighttime hacker on early minicomputers.