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Define the word {science-fiction fandom

science-fiction fandom n. Another voluntary subculture having a very
   heavy overlap with hackerdom; most hackers read SF and/or fantasy
   fiction avidly, and many go to `cons' (SF conventions) or are involved
   in fandom-connected activities such as the Society for Creative
   Anachronism. Some hacker jargon originated in SF fandom; see
   defenestration, great-wall, cyberpunk, h, ha ha only serious,
   IMHO, mundane, neep-neep, Real Soon Now. Additionally, the
   jargon terms cowboy, cyberspace, de-rezz, go flatline, ice,
   phage, virus, wetware, wirehead, and worm originated in SF
   stories.