PICNIC
See also: picnic and pícnic
English
Phrase
PICNIC
- (humorous) Acronym of problem in chair, not in computer; states that the problem was not in the computer but was instead caused by the user operating it.
- 2006 November, Heald, Claire, “Let's help to herd the dinosaurs”, in BBC News:
- Inspiration also comes from the workers who take care of the workers. Ever reported a picnic error to the IT helpdesk? No? Well they're logging them. It stands for a problem in chair, not in computer error among hapless colleagues.
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Usage notes
- Most commonly used among experts diagnosing a problem.
See also
- PEBKAC
- ID10T
- Layer 8 (Wikipedia)