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  30. Cyberpunk Slang, Jargon, and Common Terms
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  32. <p><i><b>Common terms on /cyber/</b></i></p>
  33. <b>Jack in</b><br>
  34. <i>Used: /cyber/, Shadowrun, Gibson, numerous works</i><br>
  35. To connect. Most frequently involves plugging a computer or device directly into your head. When used with regards to real life, may have the connotation of using VR or similar technology.<br><br>
  36. <b>Chummer</b><br>
  37. <i>Used: Shadowrun, /cyber/</i><br>
  38. Friend, pal, bro. Could have hostile connotations, or could be casual.<br><br>
  39. <b>Corp</b><br>
  40. <i>Used: Everywhere</i><br>
  41. Short for Corporation<br><br>
  42. <b>Drokk</b><br>
  43. <i>Used: /cyber/</i><br>
  44. Old wordfilter for "shit". Derived from Shadowrun's "Drek", which has the same meaning.<br><br>
  45. <b>Brouzouf</b><br>
  46. <i>Used: EYE: Divine Cybermancy, /cyber/</i><br>
  47. Currency in EYE. On /cyber/, wordfilter for "money".<br><br>
  48. <b>Soykaf</b><br>
  49. <i>Used: Shadowrun, lainchan</i><br>
  50. Like coffee, but shitty and made from soybeans. On lainchan, wordfilter for "shit".<br><br>
  51. <b>Sprawl</b><br>
  52. <i>Used: Gibson, Shadowrun</i><br>
  53. A large, densely-populated metropolitan area. In Gibson, a specific region on the east coast of the United States. Implies a low standard of living and all kinds of grimy or shady activity.<br><br>
  54. <b>Schway</b><br>
  55. <i>Used: /cyber/</i><br>
  56. Cool, awesome, badass, rad, and a host of similar terms. Wordfilter on /cyber/ for "cool".<br><br>
  57. <b>Shazbot</b><br>
  58. <i>Used: /cyber/, the 80s, Tribes (game)</i><br>
  59. Wordfilter for "faggot". The most faggotrocious wordfilter on the site.<br><br>
  60. <b>Botnet</b><br>
  61. <i>Used: /cyber/, /g/, freetards, IRL</i><br>
  62. Any corporate software, network, or system that sends and receives information to/from an untrusted third party (i.e. all of them). IRL, a network of compromised computers that perform tasks for their controller.<br><br>
  63. <p><i><b>Other</b></i></p>
  64. <b>Brick</b><br>
  65. <i>Used: IRL</i><br>
  66. Freezing temperatures.<br><br>
  67. <b>Wetwork</b><br>
  68. <i>Used: IRL, Gibson, Shadowrun, numerous others</i><br>
  69. Depending on context, can mean assassination/murder, or equipment that interfaces directly with the brain.<br><br>
  70. <p><i>More coming later~</p></i>
  71. <a href="http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/index.html">For technical terms and stuff from the earlier days of computing, ESR has you covered.</a>
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