terminal junkie n.
[UK] A wannabee or early larval stage hacker who spends
most of his or her time wandering the directory tree and writing
noddy programs just to get a fix of
computer time. Variants include `terminal jockey', `console
junkie', and console
jockey. The term `console jockey' seems to imply more
expertise than the other three (possibly because of the exalted
status of the console relative to
an ordinary terminal). See also twink, read-only
user. Appropriately, this term was used in the works of
William S. Burroughs to describe a heroin addict with an
unlimited supply.