May 15, 2003

con

n.

[from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others imported from SF-fan slang, is widely recognized even by hackers who aren't fans. We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:53 AM

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