In hacker parlance, this word has strong connotations of
	"annoying", or "difficult", or both.  Hackers relish a
	challenge, and enjoy wringing all the irony possible out of
	the ancient Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times".

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<networking> A condition that occurs when the delays in the
	{IRC} network, a {MUD} connection, a {telnet} connection, or
	any other networked interactive system, become severe enough
	that servers briefly lose and then reestablish contact,
	causing messages to be delivered in bursts, often with delays
	of up to a minute.  (Note that this term has nothing to do
	with mainstream "jet lag").

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	(1996-06-21)

Equivalent to {buzz}.  More common among {C} and {Unix}
	programmers.

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<spelling> US spelling of "{model}ling".

	(1999-12-10)

[{Usenet}] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's
	message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply
	or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response.
	See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing
	Style".

	2. [{C}] "#include <disclaimer.h>" has appeared in {sig
	blocks} to refer to a notional "standard {disclaimer} file".

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In {object-oriented programming} sending a message to an
	{object} (to invoke a {method}) is equivalent to calling a
	{procedure} in traditional programming languages, except that
	the actual code executed may only be selected at run time
	depending on the {class} of the object.  Thus, in response to
	the message "drawSelf", the method code invoked would be
	different if the target object were a circle or a square.

	(1995-02-16)