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English Dictionary: Dilbert by the DICT Development Group
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   Dilbert   n. Name and title character of a comic strip
   nationally syndicated in the U.S. and enormously popular among
   hackers.   Dilbert is an archetypical engineer-nerd who works at an
   anonymous high-technology company; the strips present a lacerating
   satire of insane working conditions and idiotic {management}
   practices all too readily recognized by hackers.   Adams, who spent
   nine years in {cube} 4S700R at Pacific Bell (not {DEC} as often
   reported), often remarks that he has never been able to come up with
   a fictional management blunder that his correspondents didn't
   quickly either report to have actually happened or top with a
   similar but even more bizarre incident.   In 1996 Adams distilled his
   insights into the collective psychology of businesses into an even
   funnier book, "The Dilbert Principle" (HarperCollins, ISBN
   0-887-30787-6).   See also {pointy-haired}, {rat dance}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Dilbert
  
      A cartoon computer worker drawn by Scott Adams
      , who works in Silicon Valley.   The
      cartoon became so popular he left his day job.   The cartoon
      satirises typical corporate life, especially that which
      revolves around computers.
  
      See also: {BOFH}.
  
      {Home (http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/)}.
  
      (1996-10-11)
  
  
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