Providing Free and Editor Tested Software Downloads
< HOME | TUTORIALS | GEEK-CADE| WEB TOOLS | YOUTUBE | NEWSLETTER | DEALS! | FORUMS | >

Major Geeks.com- Feel the Geek.. BE the Geek!

Software Categories

All In One Tweaks
Android
Antivirus & Malware
Appearance
Back Up
Browsers
CD\DVD\Blu-Ray
Covert Ops
Drivers
Drives (SSD, HDD, USB)
Games
Graphics & Photos
Internet Tools
Linux Distros
MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks
Multimedia
Networking
Office & Productivity
System Tools

Other news

· How To and Tutorials
· Life Hacks and Reviews
· Way Off Base
· MajorGeeks Deals
· News
· Off Base
· Reviews



IObit Black Friday Sale

spread the word

· YouTube
· Facebook
· Instagram
· Twitter
· Pintrest
· RSS/XML Feeds
· News Blur
· Yahoo
· Symbaloo

about

· Top Freeware Picks
· Malware Removal
· Geektionary
· Useful Links
· About Us
· Copyright
· Privacy
· Terms of Service
· How to Uninstall

top downloads

1. GS Auto Clicker
2. Macrium Reflect FREE Edition
3. Smart Defrag
4. MusicBee
5. Sergei Strelec's WinPE
6. Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes AIO Repack
7. Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable Package
8. Format Factory
9. ImgBurn
10. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
More >>

top reads

Star How To Use ViveTool To Activate Hidden Windows Features

Star How To Turn Off Folder Backup Syncing on OneDrive

Star How Windows 11 Efficiency Mode Keeps Background Apps From Slowing Your PC

Star Avast Free AntiVirus vs Microsoft Defender: Which One Should You Use?

Star How To Safely Roll Back Your NVIDIA Graphics Drivers Without Breaking Anything

Star Windows Booting Too Slowly? Disable Startup Apps with These 5 Methods

Star 7 Awesome Microsoft PowerToys for Everyday Tasks

Star How To Delete a User Account in Windows 11

Star How To Pause Windows Updates for Longer Than 5 Weeks (or As Long as You Want)

Star Regain Your Privacy: Disable Gemini and Smart Features in Google Workspace


MajorGeeks.Com » Overview» Tutorials and Video Guides » What Does PEBKAC Mean?

What Does PEBKAC Mean?

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

🎉🚀 Happy 2026 Sale! IObit Pro Up to 90% Off PLUS $5 Extra Savings! 💥💻
Start the new year with a faster, cleaner, more secure PC. Grab it while it lasts!

PEBKAC is a term you might have heard but might wish you hadn't unless your a computer technician or in the IT field.

PEBKAC is an acronym for Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair.

PEBKAC is often used to refer to an error directed at the person who caused the problem. IT departments or computer technicians might use it.

It's not the easiest to say, and it certainly doesn't roll off the tongue. Other related derogatory terms include identity error or ID-10T/1D-10T error (idiot error), PICNIC (problem in chair, not in computer), Luser (loser) and IBM error (idiot behind machine error).



PEBKAC reminds me of my favorite "there's a nut loose behind the keyboard." While there's no acronym used for this, it's still my personal favorite when repairing a friend's computer.

I found the problem.
What is it?
There's a nut loose behind the keyboard!

PEBKAC is believed to be used as early as the 1970s by IBM technicians.

Similar:
  • What Does SGTM Mean?
  • What Does YOLO Mean?
  • What Does ISWYDT or ICWYDT Mean?
  • What Does Bae Mean?
  • What Does SMTH Mean?

    comments powered by Disqus




  • © 2000-2026 MajorGeeks.com
    Powered by Contentteller® Business Edition