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bigot n.
[common] A person who is religiously attached to a particular computer, language, operating system, editor, or other tool (see [religious issues]). Usually found with a specifier; thus, `cray bigot', `ITS bigot', `APL bigot', `VMS bigot', `Berkeley bigot'. Real bigots can be distinguished from mere partisans or zealots by the fact that they refuse to learn alternatives even when the march of time and/or technology is threatening to obsolete the favored tool. It is truly said "You can tell a bigot, but you can't tell him much." Compare [weenie], [Amiga Persecution Complex].
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