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I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Harold the computer guy, to come over.
Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?"
He replied, "It was an ID ten T error." I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An, ID ten T error? What's that .. in case I need to fix it again?"
Harold grinned.... "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"
"No," I replied.
"Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out."
So I wrote down . I D 1 0 T
I used to like Harold.
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ID-Ten-T Error (also seen as ID10T ) is a term often used by tech support operators and computer experts to describe a problem that is due to the user's ignorance instead of a software or hardware malfunction. It is a masked jab at the user: when ID-Ten-T is spelled out it becomes ID10T. It is also known as a "Ten-T error" or "ID:10T error".
1D10T (one-D-ten-tee) is a common variant.
Layer 8 is commonly used to refer to the "user" or "political" layer. Since the final layer of the OSI 7 layer model is the application layer, the user which uses the application is then the 8th layer. Additionally, since the OSI reference model is commonly used to segment issues when troubleshooting, references to an issue being at the 8th layer implies a user error. Thus the saying would be, "it must be a layer 8 issue", implying that it is being caused by the computer's user
PEBKAC is an acronym which stands for "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair".[1] The phrase is used by computer experts as a semi-humorous[2] way to describe user errors.
Other variations are POBCAC ("Problem Occurs Between Computer and Chair"), PIBKAC ("Problem Is Between Keyboard And Chair"), PEBCAC ("Problem Exists Between Chair and Computer"), PEBMAC ("Problem Exists Between Monitor And Chair"), PEBCAK ("Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard"), or EBKAC ("Error Between Keyboard And Chair") and also PICNIC ("Problem In Chair Not In Computer"). The occasionally seen variant PEBKAM ("Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Monitor") would appear to be based on a misunderstanding or misremembrance of the phrase.
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