Some other etymology abbreviations such as Unix and PDP-10
refer to technical cultures surrounding specific operating
systems, processors, or other environments. The fact that a term
is labelled with any one of these abbreviations does not
necessarily mean its use is confined to that culture. In
particular, many terms labelled `MIT' and `Stanford' are in quite
general use. We have tried to give some indication of the
distribution of speakers in the usage notes; however, a number of
factors mentioned in the introduction conspire to make these
indications less definite than might be desirable.
A few new definitions attached to entries are marked
[proposed]. These are usually generalizations suggested by
editors or Usenet respondents in the process of commenting on
previous definitions of those entries. These are not
represented as established jargon.
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