punch in

v : register one's arrival at work [syn: {clock in}, {clock on}]

[ant: {clock out}, {clock out}]

munchkin

/muhnch'kin/ [Squeaky-voiced little people in L. Frank Baum's

"The Wizard of Oz"] A teenage-or-younger micro enthusiast

hacking BASIC or something else equally constricted. A term

of mild derision - munchkins are annoying but some grow up

to be hackers after passing through a {larval stage}. The

term {urchin} is also used. See also {wannabee}, {bitty box}.

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