Incomplete Computer Glossary
HARDWARE:
Tools, such as lawn mowers, rakes and other heavy equipment you haven't laid a finger on since getting your computer.
IBM:
The kind of missile your family would like to drop on you so that you'll pay attention to them again.
MENU:
What you'll never see again after buying your computer, since you'll be too poor to eat in a restaurant.
MONITOR:
Often thought to be a word associated with computers, this word actually refers to those obnoxious kids who always want to see your hall pass at school.
PROGRAMS:
Those things you used to look at on your television screen before you hooked your computer up to it.
RAM:
What you do to the side of your computer when it's not working properly.
RETURN:
What lot of people do to their computers after only a week and a half.
TERMINAL:
A place where you can find buses, trains, and really good deals on hot computers.
WINDOW:
What you heave the computer out of when you accidentally erase a programme that took you three days to set up.
EXPANSION UNIT:
The new room you have to build on to your home to house your computer and all its peripherals.
[Paul Dixon]
Source: Maritime Advocate Online