# Jargon: Hacker Dictionary — Hacker Culture Dictionary

> Hacker Culture Dictionary (iPhone/iPad app by Mathew Brown.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jargon-hacker-dictionary/id6796777990 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mathew Brown](https://appshunter.io/developer/6796435386)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-26
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jargon-hacker-dictionary/id6796777990/reviews.md

## What is Jargon?

Jargon is a fully offline reader for the Jargon File — the hacker culture
dictionary that gave the word "hacker" its original meaning, decades before
it came to mean "cracker." Compiled by Eric S. Raymond and Guy L. Steele and
continued today as a community project, it's the closest thing hacking has
to an etymology.

Over 2,300 entries, all bundled in the app:

* Browse alphabetically with a fast-scroll index
* Instant search across terms and definitions
* Tap any cross-referenced term to jump straight to it
* Favorite entries for quick access later
* "Surprise me" with a random entry

Zero permissions. Zero network access, ever — the dictionary ships inside
the app, favorites stay on your device, nothing is ever sent anywhere.
No accounts, no ads, no analytics.

Dictionary content is CC BY-SA 4.0 from the Jargon File community edition
(github.com/agiacalone/jargonfile). App source is GPL-3.0.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-27

No release notes.

## More apps by Mathew Brown

- [C2K — Couch to 5K & 10K](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/c2k-couch-to-5k-and-10k/id6796435384)

All apps by Mathew Brown: https://appshunter.io/developer/6796435386

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*