Real user

1. A commercial user.

One who is paying *real* money for his computer usage.

2. A non-hacker.

Someone using the system for an explicit purpose (a research project, a course, etc.)

other than pure exploration.

See user.

Hackers who are also students may also be real users.

"I need this fixed so I can do a problem set.

I'm not complaining out of randomness, but as a real user."

See also luser.

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