"PEBCAC" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} PEBCAC
  1. (humorous) Problem Exists Between Chair And Computer. Used by technical support helpdesk staff to indicate that the problem with a user’s computer or experience is due to user error. Tags: humorous Synonyms: PEBCAK
    Sense id: en-PEBCAC-en-phrase-9i~s~t9z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "(humorous) Problem Exists Between Chair And Computer. Used by technical support helpdesk staff to indicate that the problem with a user’s computer or experience is due to user error."
      ],
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          "word": "PEBCAK"
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  "word": "PEBCAC"
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        "(humorous) Problem Exists Between Chair And Computer. Used by technical support helpdesk staff to indicate that the problem with a user’s computer or experience is due to user error."
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        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "PEBCAK"
    }
  ],
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