codehead

English

Etymology

code +‎ -head

Pronunciation

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Noun

codehead (plural codeheads)

1. (slang) A computer programming enthusiast.
   • 1997, William Coleman, “Clinton acknowledges the growing Y2K panic”, in comp.software.year-2000 (Usenet):

     Indeed, a friend of mine who owns a coin-shop in the San Francisco Bay Area reported to me that he already has codeheads coming in to buy gold from him.

   • 2006, Steven Levy, The Trend Spotter (in 2006, Brendan I. Koerner, The Best of Technology Writing 2006)

     In serif type over a glossy white background, there is the title, often naming a computer language or protocol familiar to codeheads and gibberish to everyone else (JavaServer Faces; Essential CVS; Using Samba, 2nd Edition).

Anagrams

• coheaded, headcode