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Pull a Spectrum

Spectrum internet provider with historically horrific customer service practices. They have absolutely no purpose other than to monopolize internet service and control people’s access (or lack thereof) to the web.

To pull a spectrum means to angrily demand service with relentless resolve.
Person 1: "Look, my internet is acting up again"

Person 2: "Want me to pull a spectrum?”
by anonymous July 8, 2021
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On the spectrum

A way for autistic people to identify as autistic. Comes from "autistic spectrum".
"I'm on the spectrum," whined Jake. "So I just want to do data entry because I speak without thinking."
by Downvoting Victim December 23, 2021
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Mul’s special spectrum

Your on Mul’s special spectrum
by CMNOS July 22, 2023
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Edging on the spectrum

Special type of autism that gets worse the longer the day goes on, by the time of 3:00 - 4:00 MTV starts edging on the spectrum.
Person 1: Minh youre edging on the spectrum
Person 2: No im not its not funny anymore next person who says it is getting bashed
by SausageSprayer69 November 21, 2023
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gender dysphoria spectrum

A spectrum for gender identities that people self-identify as, which doesn't match their sex or gender assigned at birth.

Context: Gender Identity is a mental illness known as "gender dysphoria" formerly known as "gender identity disorder".
Your daughter is gender confused. Her gender identity known as "non-binary" falls under the gender dysphoria spectrum.
by Dillon Schneider December 8, 2023
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On the spectrum

On the Autism spectrum. They say “if you’ve met 1 person with Autism, you’ve met 1 person with Autism.” The core triad for diagnosing is: (a) social impairment, (b) communication difficulties, and (c) repetitive and rigid behaviors and interests.
The “high functioning” end of the spectrum was formerly called “Aspberger's.” Now it’s distinguished as “level 1 Autism; level 1 meaning they require minimal (if any) support. They’re basically society’s smart “nerds.” Famous examples include Einstein, Elon Musk, Nikola Tesla, Sir Issac Newton, Temple Grandin, Mark Zuckerberg, Anthony Hopkins, Peter Thiel, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, etc. They often gravitate towards STEM careers like engineering or medicine but can also be gifted in fields like art or music.

Autistic people can lose their deficits with therapy or self-help. Many women only learn that they’re on the spectrum after having children receive a diagnosis. Women often consciously or unconsciously “mask” their autistic trails. Social camouflaging refers to imitating the social behaviors of neurotypical individuals.

Being on the spectrum is a result of having extra neurons (brain cells) and extra connectivity between them. Google “Temple Grandin brain scans” and hit “images” to see.

Low-functioning autism is quite different. These are individuals w/ Level 3 Autism, the most severe level, meaning they require substantial support. Generally they are non-verbal (speak fewer than 10 words or not at all).
“It was so undignified when those people sat around recording a young boy having a meltdown on that airplane…he’s on the spectrum.”
by NikkiMD March 11, 2024
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The dream of moving beyond just using visible light and radio waves to master every frequency of EM energy, from long radio waves to deadly gamma rays. It means perfect sensing, perfect stealth, perfect communication, and perfect energy projection. Imagine radar that can see through walls, LiDAR that maps everything in 3D, communication lasers that can’t be intercepted, and directed energy weapons all stemming from the same fundamental mastery of photons. It’s the key to becoming ghosts or gods on any battlefield.
Example: "Their new spy plane isn't about one sensor; it's about full electromagnetic spectrum harnessing. It uses microwave radiometers to sense underground bunkers, infrared to track heat signatures through fog, and lasers to fry enemy drones. It sees everything."
by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026
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