A client called me and told me her computer wouldn't start. I told her to plug it in and push the power button. There was nothing wrong with the computer. Typical case of PEBKAU.
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by Gene Saunders July 1, 2003
Get the pebkac mug.Techie acronym: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair. A useful term for demeaning the incompetent competent user without actually saying it to their face.
Techie: This isn't working. I'll have to come over there and fix it in person
Computer user: Really? Why?
It's a PEBKAC issue sir. It's best handled in person.
Computer user: Really? Why?
It's a PEBKAC issue sir. It's best handled in person.
by KSloper September 28, 2008
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Helpdesk: Please check the cables at the back of the PC
User: I can't see them
Helpdesk: Why not?
User: We have a power cut
PEBKAM
Helpdesk: Please check the cables at the back of the PC
User: I can't see them
Helpdesk: Why not?
User: We have a power cut
PEBKAM
by Grin Ftang October 22, 2008
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When a user is at fault for a computer problem. Now it is used to describe stuff.
When a user is at fault for a computer problem. Now it is used to describe stuff.
by Ghosting August 28, 2005
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