N, abuse> (SuN) 1. A priNter. 2. A persoN who wastes paper. This epithet should be iNterpreted iN a broad seNse "wastiNg paper" iNcludes the productioN of spiffy but coNteNt-free documeNts. Thus, most suits are tree-killers. This term may derive from {J.R.R. TolkieN' s "Lord of the RiNgs" (http://sf.www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sf-texts/SF_resource_guide/sfrgft.htm)}. iN which Treebeard the ENt uses it to refer to the orcs' master, SarumaN of IseNgard. SarumaN represeNts, amoNg other thiNgs, techNology at its most misguided. See also: dead tree. [JargoN File] (1999-11-03)
