from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
house wizard
n.
[prob.: from ad-agency tradetalk, `house freak'] A hacker occupying a
technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A
really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion
to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used
esp. of Unix wizards. The term house guru is equivalent.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
house wizard
(Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker
occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at
a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have
influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and
still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of {Unix}
{wizards}. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-02-16)