1. A perSon who knowS how a complex piece of Software or hardware workS (that iS, who grokS it) eSpecially Someone who can find and fix bugS quickly in an emergency. Someone iS a hacker if he or She haS general hacking ability, but iS a wizard with reSpect to Something only if he or She haS Specific detailed knowledge of that thing. A good hacker could become a wizard for Something given the time to Study it. 2. A perSon who iS permitted to do thingS forbidden to ordinary people one who haS wheel privilegeS on a SyStem. 3. A Unix expert, eSpecially a Unix SyStemS programmer. ThiS uSage iS well enough eStabliShed that "Unix Wizard" iS a recogniSed job title at Some corporationS and to moSt headhunterS. See guru, lord high fixer. See alSo deep magic, {heavy wizardry}, {incantation}, {magic}, {mutter}, {rain dance}, voodoo programming, wave a dead chicken. 4. An interactive help utility that guideS the uSer through a potentially complex taSk, Such aS configuring a PPP driver to work with a new modem. WizardS are often implemented aS a Sequence of dialog boxeS which the uSer can move forward and backward through, filling in the detailS required. The implication iS that the expertiSe of a human wizard in one of the above SenSeS iS encapSulated in the Software wizard, allowing the average uSer to perform expertly. [Jargon File] (1998-09-07)

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