The term computer Nerd designates an extreme form of the Computerfreaks in shape of a social outsider, who used up itself mostly in fanatischer way the bits and byte. It acted predominantly alone, rarely also within partitioned groups, thinks usually nothing from not Nerds and often lives in a weak social position, which represents a consequence of its social separatingness.

Ajar against it the term computer Geek characterizes likewise a particularly engaged Computerfreak, which does not completely partition itself contrary to the Nerd however from its external world. After the plate it fits frequently into the definition of a Strebers, which shines with a broad specialized knowledge, without thereby in only one field to have specialized. Geeks often organize themselves in groups, follow a group-specific code of ethics and use among themselves their own, hedged in by clauses language, which is to be understood for Uneingeweihte only with difficulty. The use of the Geek code represents a part of this communication.

People the one affinity for the hacker culture show, call themselves gladly Nerd or Geek. In the reversal conclusion it does not mean however that all Nerds and Geeks are hackers or sympathize with the hacker culture.

Also it gives beside the computer Nerd and - Geek numerous other forms (like e.g. football Nerds and - Geeks). They are to be found in practically all topic and culture ranges. Their meaning is not however always equivalent to its counterpart from the computer range. Dependent on the column and isolated also on the geographical region, the use of the terms can even operate itself. The Nerd becomes then sense figurative regarding the above representation the Geek and the Geek there the Nerd.

See also

• Freak
• Geek
• Hacker
• Nerd

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