Real user
1. A commercial user.
One who is paying *real* money for his computer usage.
2. A non-hacker.
Someone using the system for an explicit purpose (a research project, a course, etc.)
other than pure exploration.
See user.
Hackers who are also students may also be real users.
"I need this fixed so I can do a problem set.
I'm not complaining out of randomness, but as a real user."
See also luser.
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