Drownloading Simultaneously downloading so many MP3s, programs, image files, et cetera, that your computer crashes.
Eternity Leave Paid leave to care for a loved one who is mortally ill.
Handy Slang for cell phone. Short for handheld.
Meetling An employee who seems to do little else but call for and attend meetings.
Street Performer Protocol A post-copyright scheme in which a patron of the arts puts money in an online escrow account in anticipation of an artist's upcoming release. When an account reaches a certain amount, the work is released into the public domain.
Tickle Packet A data packet sent over a network to keep the connection from timing out.
Tip o' the longhunter to Paul Bissex, Alberto Gaitan, Hon Hiew, Stanton McCandlish, Paul McFedries, and Jerry Whiting.
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
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