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Introduction: The purpose and
scope of this File
A Few Terms: Of Slang, Jargon
and Techspeak
Revision History: How the
File came to be
Jargon Construction: How
hackers invent jargon
Hacker Writing Style:
How they write
Email Quotes: And the Inclusion
Problem
Hacker Speech Style:
How hackers talk
International Style:
Some notes on usage outside the U.S.
Lamer-speak: Crackers, Phreaks,
and Lamers
Pronunciation Guide: How
to read the pronunciation keys
Other Lexicon
Conventions: How to read lexicon entries
Format for New
Entries: How to submit new entries for the File
The Jargon Lexicon: The
lexicon itself