Edited by Eric Raymond, The New Hacker's Dictionary provides a lay person --- or a bored hacker --- with a guide to the jargon used by geeks and hackers. Originally adapted from the jargon file, TNHD is now available online again, completing the circle.
Actually, I think this refers to the old Jargon File written by 70s-era hackers, before ESR et al came in and edited. Thus, the current Jargon File is known as The New Hacker's Dictionary, and more modern and UNIX-centric.
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