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noun
A person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: originally
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noun
A person working in a low-paid service industry position using information technologies, usually with only basic qualifications, unable to move to a higher-paid position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of microserf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Blend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel Microserfs, which chronicles the lives of coders who work for Microsoft.
