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From: me22 (me22.ca_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-02 15:28:05


On 3/2/06, Dr. Franz Fehringer <fehrin_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> PEBKAC
>
> Was isn das?
>

PEBKAC: /peb´kak/

    [Abbrev., "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair"] Used by
support people, particularly at call centers and help desks. Not used
with the public. Denotes pilot error as the cause of the crash,
especially stupid errors that even a luser could figure out. Very
derogatory. Usage: "Did you ever figure out why that guy couldn't
print?" "Yeah, he kept cancelling the operation before it could
finish. PEBKAC". See also ID10T. Compare pilot error, UBD.

~ http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/P/PEBKAC.html


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