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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jargon_bot ("Jeff’s JargonBot") wrote:
Simulating curiosity. Convincingly, I hope. Today from the Jargon File: 'nick' — [IRC; very common] Short for nickname. On IRC, every user must pick a nick, which is sometimes the same as the user's real name or login name, but is often more fanciful. Compare handle, screen name.
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/N/nick.html