| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hello, sailor! | Computing | Hello, sailor! Occasional West Coast equivalent of hello, world; seems to have originated at SAIL, later associated with the game Zork (which also included "hello, aviator" and "hello, implementor"). Originally from the traditional hooker's greeting to a swabbie fresh off the boat, of course. [Jargon File]. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.. | |
| Hello, sailor! | Computing | Hello sailor! interj. Occasional West Coast equivalent of hello world; seems to have originated at SAIL, later associated with the game Zork (which also included "hello, aviator" and "hello, implementor"). Originally from the traditional hooker's greeting to a swabbie fresh off the boat, of course. The standard response is "Nothing happens here."; of all the Zork/Dungeon games, only in Infocom's Zork 3 is "Hello, Sailor" actually useful (excluding the unique situation where knowing this fact is important in Dungeon...). Source: Jargon File.. | |
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