1. science fiction fandom
Another voluntary subculture having a very heavy overlap with
hackerdom; most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly, and many go
to ‘cons’ (SF conventions) or are involved in fandom-connected
activities such as the Society for Creative Anachronism. Some hacker
jargon originated in SF fandom; see defenestration,
great-wall, cyberpunk,
h, ha ha only serious,
IMHO, mundane,
neep-neep, Real Soon Now.
Additionally, the jargon terms cowboy,
cyberspace, de-rezz,
go flatline, ice,
phage, virus,
wetware, wirehead, and
worm originated in SF stories.
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Definitions of science fiction fandom
