FOAF

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The Jargon File

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

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FOAF
Usage: n.
Etymology: Usenet
Derivation: Usenet; common


FOAF: n.

[Usenet; common] Acronym for `Friend Of A Friend'. The source of an unverified, possibly untrue story. This term was not originated by hackers (it is used in Jan Brunvand's books on urban folklore), but is much better recognized on Usenet and elsewhere than in mainstream English.

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Sources

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


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