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English Dictionary: jock by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jock
n
  1. a person trained to compete in sports [syn: athlete, jock]
  2. a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
    Synonym(s): athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   jock n.   1. A programmer who is characterized by large and
   somewhat brute-force programs.   See {brute force}.   2. When modified
   by another noun, describes a specialist in some particular computing
   area.   The compounds `compiler jock' and `systems jock' seem to be
   the best-established examples.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   jock
  
      1. A programmer who is characterised by large and somewhat
      {brute-force} programs.
  
      2. When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in
      some particular computing area.   The compounds "compiler jock"
      and "systems jock" seem to be the best-established examples.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1995-01-19)
  
  
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