Bubba-lock - Gridlock traffic jams created whenever President Clinton’s motorcade comes to town.
Cradle Cams - The increasingly popular Web cams installed in day-care centers and grade schools that allow parents to monitor their children from worksite desktops. Also known as Kiddie Cams.
Script Kiddies - Wannabe hackers who use ready-made exploit scripts written by more experienced hackers to break into online sites.
Security Dots - The asterisks or bullets that appear onscreen as you enter a password.
Stay-or-Bail Moment - The precious few seconds that elapse after loading the front page of a Web site, during which one decides to either stay or leave. Used by David Siegel in his book Creating Killer Web Sites.
Tip o’ the Greek fisherman’s cap to Anne-Marie Concepcion and Sameer Parekh.
This article originally appeared in the October issue of Wired magazine.
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