Bio-Surveillance Monitoring hospital admission records to detect spikes in symptoms that could indicate a biological weapons attack.
From MIT's Technology Review : "Bio-surveillance ... aims to use data mining techniques to recognize an epidemic days before the first cases are confirmed."
Magic Lantern Codename for the FBI's plan to send encryption-key and password-sniffing spyware disguised as email attachments to a suspect's computer.
From MSNBC.com: "Magic Lantern installs so-called 'keylogging' software on a suspect's machine that is capable of capturing keystrokes typed on a computer."
Preslammed Describes a car that comes loaded with the type of flashy cosmetic upgrades - electric blue spoiler, anyone? - and souped-up engine parts a teenage boy might otherwise add.
From The Wall Street Journal : "The most extreme preslammed economy car ... maybe ... the [Pontiac] Vibe GT."
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
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