bitcoin

Definition

A decentralized digital currency that lets you transact without the government watching over your shoulder—assuming you can figure out how to actually use it and remember your password.

Example Usage

He's been investing in bitcoin since 2010 and still won't shut up about it at dinner parties.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bitcoin&defid=5489974)

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embedding

In tech speak, the act of stuffing one piece of data or code inside another, like a digital Russian nesting doll. You're essentially taking content from one place and making it live inside something else, whether that's a YouTube video in a webpage or data in a neural network. It's the internet's version of inception, but with fewer spinning tops and more iframes.

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L•User

Tech support shorthand for a user error situation where the problem exists between keyboard and chair. Combines "loser" with "user" to describe someone who blames their equipment for issues they caused themselves, like the genius who microwaved their phone to "charge it faster." A time-honored tradition in IT departments worldwide.

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uptime

Tech jargon for the amount of time a system, server, or machine has been continuously running without crashing or rebooting. It's the metric by which sysadmins measure their worth and brag to their peers. High uptime is basically the IT equivalent of keeping a houseplant alive for years.

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srimech

Short for "self-righting mechanism," this is the technical term for the device that helps combat robots flip themselves back over when knocked on their backs. Without a srimech, your expensive fighting robot becomes an expensive turtle. It's basically robot insurance for when your opponent gets the upper hand.

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outflux

The stuff flowing out of a defined zone or system—the opposite of inflow and equally important in fluid dynamics, economics, and embarrassingly, your bank account. When your outflux exceeds your inflow, math gets uncomfortable fast.

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kernel

The core of an operating system that runs the show and talks directly to your hardware—basically the tiny dictator living inside your computer. It manages memory, processes, and device drivers while keeping applications from trampling all over each other. When the kernel panics, it's not being dramatic; your entire system is actually about to crash.

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