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Zork name origin got an update on Wikipedia

Hacker News Top · 2026-06-18 Cached

The article details the investigation into the origin of the name 'Zork' for the classic text adventure game, tracing Wikipedia edits and uncovering conflicting sources about whether 'zork' was a jargon word for unfinished programs or simply a nonsense word.

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Solving the "Zork" Mystery

Hacker News Top · 2026-05-19 Cached

The author investigates the conflicting origins of the word 'zork' as a jargon term for unfinished programs at MIT, uncovering discrepancies in Wikipedia's sources and correcting their own earlier claims.

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