v To log on to a machine or connect to a network or {BBS}, esp for purposes of entering a {virtual reality} simulation such as a {MUD} or {IRC} (leaving is "jacking out") This term derives from {cyberpunk} SF, in which it was used for the act of plugging an electrode set into neural sockets in order to interface the brain directly to a virtual reality It's primarily used by MUD & IRC fans and younger hackers on BBS systems
v To log on to a machine or connect to a network or BBS, esp for purposes of entering a virtual reality simulation such as a MUD or IRC (leaving is "jacking out") This term derives from cyberpunk SF, in which it was used for the act of plugging an electrode set into neural sockets in order to interface the brain directly to a virtual reality It is primarily used by MUD and IRC fans and younger hackers on BBS systems