Larstait's definitions

impalpable

Not to be felt.

by LarstaiT November 7, 2003

t1

Digital Line
AT&T was the first to use the term T1. A T1 transfers signals digitally at 1.54 megabits per second in both upload and download modes.

The school shares 3 T1's.

by Larstait November 11, 2003

saturate

Soaked fully.

The saturated hand rag was no good for further absorption of the liquid.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

hack ethic

All information should be attainable, that's why the talented get it.

You lack the hack ethic to comprehend my cause

by larstait October 10, 2003

composure

Calm, self-assurance.

The president managed to keep his composure during his speech even when TelePrompTer broke down, leaving him without a script.

by Larstait November 10, 2003

feign

To pretend, falsify

He feigned to be what he was not.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

avatar

An icon which represents a user in a virtual reality/Internet setting, currently attempted with varying success. The term is adopted from Neal Stephenson; another word used for the same concept is Rudy Rucker's term "tuxedo."

First used from an Internet perspective in 1992 in SNOW CRASH, by Neal Stephenson, in one of those self-fulfilling SF prophecies. Stephenson got the name from the Hindu concept of avatars, which are the personification of various deities or entities.

by LarstaiT November 6, 2003