neepery

Etymology
From, slang for a computer enthusiast, which reportedly arose at the California Institute of Technology in the 1970s.

Noun

 * 1)  Technological jargon.
 * 2)  Trivia or highly-detailed information, especially that which an author includes in a work of fiction as a result of research.
 * 3) * 2006, Nancy Holder, Daughter of the Flames, Silhouette Books (2006), ISBN 9781426821189, unnumbered page (acknowledgements):
 * Thank you, SF-FWs, bryant street, IAMTW, and novelscribes for various neepery and encouragement;
 * 1) * 2007, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Supernatural: Nevermore, HarperEntertainment (2007), ISBN 9780061370908, page ix (acknowledgments):
 * to Susan McCrackin for financial aid neepery,
 * Thank you, SF-FWs, bryant street, IAMTW, and novelscribes for various neepery and encouragement;
 * 1) * 2007, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Supernatural: Nevermore, HarperEntertainment (2007), ISBN 9780061370908, page ix (acknowledgments):
 * to Susan McCrackin for financial aid neepery,