PICNIC

See also: picnic and pícnic

English

Phrase

PICNIC

  1. (humorous) Acronym of problem in chair, not in computer; states that the problem was not in the computer but was instead caused by the user operating it.
    • 2006 November, Claire Heald, “Let's help to herd the dinosaurs”, in BBC News‎:
      Inspiration also comes from the workers who take care of the workers. Ever reported a picnic error to the IT helpdesk? No? Well they're logging them. It stands for a problem in chair, not in computer error among hapless colleagues.

Usage notes
  • Most commonly used among experts diagnosing a problem.

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