Office Slang

I found an interesting site listing hi-tech office-slang. Here are some of my favorites:

404 - Someone who is clueless. From the Web error message, “404 Not Found,” which means the document requested couldn’t be located. “Don’t bother asking John. He’s 404.”

Blamestorming - A group discussion of why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who was responsible.

Cobweb - A WWW site that never changes.

Crapplet - A badly written or profoundly useless Java applet. “I just wasted 30 minutes downloading that crapplet!”

Dead Tree Edition - The paper version of a publication available in both paper and electronic forms.

It’s a Feature - From the old adage, “It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.” Used sarcastically to describe an unpleasant problem you wish to gloss over. (this is a good one i've used at work)

Keyboard Plaque - The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on some people’s computer keyboards.

Link Rot - The process by which web page’s links become obsolete as the sites they’re connected to change or die.

Mouse Potato - The online generation’s answer to the couch potato.

Ohnosecond - That minuscule fraction of time during which you realize you’ve just made a terrible error. (hmmm, i've experienced this before...)

Open-Collar Workers - People who work at home or telecommute.

Plug-and-Play - A new hire who doesn’t require training. “That new guy is totally plug-and-play.”