forehead

n 1: the part of the face above the eyes [syn: {brow}]

2: the large cranial bone forming the front part of the

cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits

[syn: {frontal bone}, {os frontale}]

wirehead

/wi:r'hed/ (Probably from SF slang for an electrical

brain-stimulation addict) 1. A hardware hacker, especially one

who concentrates on communications hardware.

2. An expert in {local-area network}s. A wirehead can be a

network software wizard too, but will always have the ability

to deal with network hardware, down to the smallest component.

Wireheads are known for their ability to lash up an {Ethernet}

{terminator} from spare resistors, for example.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-28)