A funny definition, invented by a set of elderly IT folks, as a set of IT systems that can interact without security, and a good excuse to get architecture approved bypassing security concerns.

The definition may become so wobbly that the full landscape is a trusted boundary, the VPN is a trusted boundary, System A to System B connection is a trusted boundary, a generic combination of system A B and C is a trusted boundary.

Therefore the polymorphism of this concept has been used and misused to get architecture approvals that bypass any poor's man common sense.

we shall stop using this trusted boundary concept because it became so vague that it was impossible to define and to use

trusted boundary by flyredeagle October 21, 2020

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Trusted Associate

When someone is gay for a collogue.

I bet Jenny over there is Martha's trusted associate.

Trusted Associate by the gay gay March 23, 2022

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minimap

A map that mostly tells you where everything is

Friend 1: Follow me there is a player nearby
Friend 2: How do you know?
Friend 1: Minimap

minimap by LeWord January 13, 2015

Word of the Day on August 19, 2026

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Pink Cloud

12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they're sober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.

The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.

Pink Cloud by toniwithaneye November 24, 2006

Word of the Day on August 18, 2026

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Dotard

An aging individual who has long lost the ability to make rational sense.

That dotard is going to get us all blown up, if he doesn't calm down .

Dotard by anonymous September 22, 2017

Word of the Day on August 17, 2026

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Chancla

The deadliest weapon known to a Latin kid; a flying slipper/ flip-flop.

My mom hit me with a chancla.

Chancla by TardisBae October 31, 2014

Word of the Day on August 16, 2026

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Striver

The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.

Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh

Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009

Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

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SkyPesos

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.

- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.

SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018

Word of the Day on August 14, 2026

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