English Dictionary
◊ TROGLODYTE
troglodyte
n 1: one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {recluse}]
2: someone who dwells in a cave [syn: {caveman}, {cave man}, {cave
dweller}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ TROGLODYTE
troglodyte
(Commodore) 1. A hacker who never leaves his cubicle.
The term "Gnoll" (from Dungeons & Dragons) is also reported.
2. A curmudgeon attached to an obsolescent computing
environment. The combination "ITS troglodyte" was flung
around some during the {Usenet} and {e-mail} wringle-wrangle
attending the 2.x.x revision of the {Jargon File}; at least
one of the people it was intended to describe adopted it with
pride.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-01-11)