MIT Press Releases Third Edition of The New Hacker's Dictionary

You may not be a computer whiz, but with The New Hacker's Dictionary in 
tow you can decode much of the cryptic slang used by the hacker crowd at 
MIT and beyond. This lexicon, now in its third edition, gives you the 
lowdown on cybercrud, laser chicken, and raster burn. Find out (in the 
shelter of your own room) if you're a lurker, luser, or lion food.

Origins
The New Hacker's Dictionary began life as the Jargon File, during the 
era of time-shared computing and LISP programming. It continued to 
evolve as C and UNIX came to dominate the computing landscape. Today 
you can find the Jargon File on the Web at

http://www.ccil.org/jargon

It was and is maintained by volunteers, and new entries and 
modifications are welcomed.
 
In 1991, The MIT Press published the first edition of The New 
Hacker's Dictionary - a polished version of the Jargon File edited by 
Eric Raymond. More than just a lexicon, the Dictionary included essays 
about hacker culture and cartoons by Guy L. Steele Jr. A second edition 
was published in 1993.

The third edition, published in October, has more than 100 new entries 
and 200 updated ones. The essays and cartoons are still insightful and 
entertaining. Reading the lexicon is also great fun, since wordplay is 
a hallmark of many hacker terms. 

Getting a Copy 
If you'd like to explore the world of J. Random Hacker, The New 
Hacker's Dictionary is the place to start. The book is available in 
cloth ($32.00) or paperback ($16.50) at the MIT Press Bookstore in 
Kendall Square. For complete ordering information, see

http://mitpress.mit.edu/bookstore/ ordertop.html