Cowboy

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Parts of this article are based on the Jargon File, v. 4.4.7,
a public domain document of hacker jargon.

cowboy

Usage: n.
Etymology: Sun Microsystems
Derivation: Sun, from William Gibson's cyberpunk SF
Synonym(s): hacker

cowboy: n.

[Sun, from William Gibson's cyberpunk SF] Synonym for hacker. It is reported that at Sun this word is often said with reverence.

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Sources

Source: cowboy, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

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