/me-met' iks/ The study of mEMes. As of mid-1993, this is still an extrEMely informal and speculative endeavor, though the first steps toward at least statistical rigor have been made by H. Keith Henson and others. MEMetics is a popular topic for speculation among hackers, who like to see thEMselves as the architects of the new information ecologies in which mEMes live and replicate. [Jargon File] (2000-01-09)