Editing HorizonVirtual:The Waker Dictionary (section)

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==Scanner==
(noun) Part of a [[#System|system's]] defences. Scanners examine given areas of a system for intrusion or viral activity and commonly run to a set schedule.

==Sleeper==
(noun) One of the three types of [[#Program|program]], a sleeper is driven by routines that can govern anything from a specific function or limited set of functions to complex tasks and/or sets of varying tasks, but ignores any variance beyond its routines. Most executables, from Java applets to word processors, would count as sleepers.

== Stasis Pub ==
(noun) Social venue for [[#Waker|wakers]].

==Subroutine==
(noun) A [[#Code|code]] package that can be installed within an item or [[#Program|program]] (including [[#Waker|wakers]], adding to and/or enhancing the abilities of the object it is installed within.

==System==
(noun)
* A flexible term that refers to the area of [[#Program_Space|Program Space]] created by a conglomeration of networked [[#User_Space|User Space]] computers. Systems range in Program Space volume from urban areas to nations and even planets. Systems are commonly divided into [[#Region|regions]] and are portected by [[#Firewall|firewalls]] and [[#Scanner|scanners]].
* Shortened form of [[#System_Program|system program]].

==System Program==
(noun) A [[#Waker|waker]] that dedicates itself to the service of its home [[#System|system]] or [[#User|User]]. Wakers who take this attitude to the extreme often found or join [[#User_Cult|User Cults]].