@-party

@-party

(event)/at'par-tee/ (Or "@-sign party" /at'si:n par'tee/,from the @ sign in an electronic mail address) Asemi-closed party thrown for hackers at a science-fictionconvention (especially the annual Worldcon); one must have anelectronic mail address to get in, or at least be in companywith someone who does. One of the most reliable opportunitiesfor hackers to meet face-to-face with people who mightotherwise be represented by mere phosphor dots on theirscreens.

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