Loadmaster's definitions

whom

What an educated owl says.

An owl says "Who".
An educated owl says "Whom".

by Loadmaster July 29, 2004

transclude

To include part or all of a digital document into one or more other documents by reference.

Both the online article about food production and the article about natural resources transclude the same chart depicting population growth.

by Loadmaster April 1, 2015

set up

v. The act of configuring or building an object, system, or process. Literally, "setting up" something.

Usually misspelled as "setup", which is the noun form of the thing that has been set up.

We set up the last of the servers this morning, so now the whole system setup is complete.

by Loadmaster August 25, 2005

scam spam

Unsolicited spam email that asks for personal information such as social security number, credit card numbers, account passwords, and the like in order to scam the recipient.
(See also spam scam.)

A HotMail account is just a magnet for all kinds of scam spam.

by Loadmaster May 2, 2005

snoopervisor

A manager who engages in excessive micromanagement.

My snoopervisor watched over my shoulder while I wrote my last report to make sure I didn't mention that we are behind schedule.

by Loadmaster January 14, 2004

relativity

Formally known as the Theory of Special Relativity, formulated by Albert Einstein in 1905.

Deals with the perception of time and distance by observers in different frames of reference which are moving with respect to each other. An observer in one frame perceives that time is slower and distances are shorter in a different frame.

Also postulates that the speed of light is perceived to be the same in every frame of reference, and that no form of matter or energy can travel faster than light.

Relativity is the feeling that time slows down that you get when you're around your relatives.

by Loadmaster August 25, 2005

stufimal

Short for "stuffed animal", a favorite accouterment of Generation X.

Hang on, little Bobby's got to get his favorite stufimal before we can leave.

by Loadmaster July 22, 2016