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- [1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
droid n. from `android', sf terminology for a humanoid robot of
essentially biological as opposed to mechanical/electronic
construction a person esp. a low-level bureaucrat or service-business
employee exhibiting most of the following characteristics: a naive
trust in the wisdom of the parent organization or `the system'; b a
blind-faith propensity to believe obvious nonsense emitted by authority
figures or computers; c a rule-governed mentality, one unwilling or
unable to look beyond the `letter of the law' in exceptional situations;
d a paralyzing fear of official reprimand or worse if procedures are
not followed no matter what; and e no interest in doing anything above
or beyond the call of a very narrowly-interpreted duty, or in particular
in fixing that which is broken; an "it's not my job, man" attitude.
typical droid positions include supermarket checkout assistant and
bank clerk; the syndrome is also endemic in low-level government
employees. the implication is that the rules and official procedures
constitute software that the droid is executing; problems arise when the
software has not been properly debugged. the term `droid mentality' is
also used to describe the mindset behind this behavior. compare suit,
marketroid; see -oid.
in england there is equivalent mainstream slang; a `jobsworth' is an
obstructive, rule-following bureaucrat, often of the uniformed or suited
variety. named for the habit of denying a reasonable request by sucking
his teeth and saying "oh no, guv, sorry i can't help you: that's more
than my job's worth".
see also:
suit marketroid -oid
- [2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
droid
from "android" the robots of the star wars
universe. while androids look somewhat human-like, star wars'
droids are typically fashioned in the likeness of their
creators or in a utilitarian design that stresses function
over appearance. droids are equipped with artificial
intelligence, though some are naturally created smarter than
others depending on the function they are designed to serve.
"droid" is a lucasfilm ltd. trademark.
starwars.com http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/.
"a guide to the star wars universe", bill slavicsek, 1994,
lucasfilm ltd.
was george lucas really the first to use the abbreviation?
2003-05-11
see also:
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