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PEBKAC
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PEBKAC is an acronym which stands for "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair".[1] The phrase is used by computer experts as a humorous[2] way to describe user errors.
In 2006, Intel began running a number of PEBKAC web-based advertisements[3] to promote its vPro platform.
[edit] Other variations
- POBCAC ("Problem Occurs Between Computer and Chair")
- PIBKAC ("Problem Is Between Keyboard And Chair")
- PEBCAC ("Problem Exists Between Chair and Computer")
- PEBCAS ("Problem Exists Between Chair and Screen")
- PEBCAT ("Problem Exists Between Chair and Terminal")
- PEBMAC ("Problem Exists Between Monitor And Chair")
- PEBCAK ("Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard")
- EBKAC ("Error Between Keyboard And Chair")
- BCAK (bee kack) ("Between Chair and Keyboard" error)
- PICNIC ("Problem In Chair Not In Computer")
- IEBKAC ("Interface Error Between Keyboard and Chair")
- PEBKAM ("Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Monitor") which is where the user would appear on a system flow-chart if they were considered part of the machine as a processing component.
- IUE ("Incompetent User Error")
The automotive repairpersons' version is referring to the cause of a problem as a "loose nut between the steering wheel and the seat."
[edit] References
- ^ The Jargon File, version 4.4.7, maintained by Eric S. Raymond
- ^ Frazer, J. D. (6 May 1998). "User Friendly Strip from 6 May 1998". User Friendly. http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19980506&mode=classic. Retrieved on 2008-12-24.
- ^ vPro "Go Pro" advertisements by Intel