real user
1. A commercial user. One who is paying ▫real▫ money for his
computer usage.
2. A non-hacker. Someone using the system for an explicit
purpose (a research project, a course, etc.) other than pure
exploration. See {user}. Hackers who are also students may
also be real users. "I need this fixed so I can do a problem
set. I'm not complaining out of randomness, but as a real
user." See also {luser}.
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