[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

jack in v. to log on to a machine or connect to a network or bbs,
   esp. for purposes of entering a virtual reality simulation such as a
   mud or irc leaving is "jacking out". this term derives from
   cyberpunk sf, in which it was used for the act of plugging an
   electrode set into neural sockets in order to interface the brain
   directly to a virtual reality. it is primarily used by mud and irc fans
   and younger hackers on bbs systems.


see also:
bbs virtual reality mud irc cyberpunk 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

jack in
     
        to log on to a machine or connect to a network or bbs,
        especially for purposes of entering a virtual reality
        simulation such as a mud or irc leaving is "jacking
        out".  this term derives from cyberpunk sf, in which it was
        used for the act of plugging an electrode set into neural
        sockets in order to interface the brain directly to a virtual
        reality.  it is primarily used by mud and irc fans and younger
        hackers on bbs systems.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
bbs virtual reality mud irc cyberpunk jargon file 

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