CYBERCRUD
\sˈa͡ɪbəkɹˌʌd], \sˈaɪbəkɹˌʌd], \s_ˈaɪ_b_ə_k_ɹ_ˌʌ_d]\
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/si:'ber-kruhd/ 1. (Coined by Ted Nelson) Obfuscatorytech-talk. Verbiage with a high MEGO factor. The computerequivalent of bureaucratese.2. Incomprehensible stuff embedded in e-mail. First therewere the "Received" headers that show how mail flows throughsystems, then MIME (Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions)headers and part boundaries, and now huge blocks of hex forPEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) or PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)digital signatures and certificates of authenticity. Thisstuff all has a purpose and good user interfaces should hideit, but all too often users are forced to wade through it.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.