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  FileForum | Leet Speak Generator
Leet Speak Generator will randomize caps and different methods of replacing characters.
I'll give it two for the effort and the program does work, but a) the rar it's in is inside folders, and b) it's just a complete waste-of-time..
Funny App, I have used leet speak before playing with this translator though ~LOL.
fileforum.betanews.com /detail/Leet_Speak_Generator/1118808506/1   (163 words)

  
 Leet - Gurupedia
Leet can be either pronounced as "leet" (monosyllabic, rhymes with "meat") or by pronouncing the L separate from the rest of the word as "el eat" (elite).
Leet is a form of written slang or street talk for the information highway.
It is important to note that while "b0x0rz" appears to be leet for "boxers", it is actually from a common leet expression "r0x0r j00r b0x0rz", "b0x0rz" meaning "computers" (sometimes referred to as boxes, or among system administrators, boxen).
www.gurupedia.com /l/le/leet.htm   (1969 words)

  
 What is leet speak? - a definition from Whatis.com - see also: leet, hakspeak, leetspeak, leetspeek
Leet speak, also known as leet, leetspeak, leetspeek, or hakspeak, is a way of writing words by substituting numerals or special characters for some of the English letters.
The term "leet" derives from "elite," which refers to hackers who were among the first to use it, and who elevated it to a sort of cult language.
Leet speak is often used in chat rooms and is also favored by computer-literate children who want to conceal the content of their online conversations from parents or teachers.
whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,,sid9_gci1106042,00.html   (344 words)

  
 Leet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Users have begun using Leet to indicate that they are part of the Leet-using counterculture, or to parody or mock the existence thereof.
Leet has become such a part of common culture that the cipher is used even in mainstream advertising, such as the Sears Kenmore "HE4T" washing machine and dryer.
Pr0n or pron is Leet slang for pornography.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leet   (6020 words)

  
 Leekspeak - Leetspeak leet speak Elite Speak Leak Computer Chat Slang
Leet (most commonly 1337 but often also leetspeak, leetspeek, or l33t) from the phonetic form of the word "elite", is a cipher, or novel form of English spelling.
Leet (a vernacular form of "elite") is a specific type of computer slang where a user replaces regular letters with other keyboard characters to form words phonetically—creating the digital equivalent of pig Latin with a twist of hieroglyphics.
Leet words can be expressed in hundreds of ways using different substitutions and combinations, but once one understands that nearly all characters are formed as phonemes and symbols, leetspeek isn't difficult to translate.
www.mopo.ca /leetspeak-computer-slang.html   (993 words)

  
 Leet - Famous Women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Leet (often also Leetspeak, L33t, or 1337), from the phonetic form of the word "elite", is a cipher, or novel form of English spelling.
Leet can be either pronounced as "Leet" (monosyllabic, rhymes with "meat", SAMPA /li:t/) or by pronouncing the L separate from the rest of the word ("el eat" (elite)", SAMPA /Eli:t/).
Leet is also able to disguise text within the object code of a program because it looks very much like binary data when viewed in a text editor.
www.famous.tc /Leet.html   (2116 words)

  
 GameSpot Forums - PC Games - Why do people "leet" speak?
Leet speak is basicly what the original poster gave an example of.
Leet speak is REALLY lame if people use it regularly, but it's funny when people use them in jokes.
People who speak leet is usually little kids new to gamming who think they are awsome.
www.gamespot.com /pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25367355   (2818 words)

  
 Dictionary of Selected Internet Slang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Leet is a form of spelling used online where numbers and symbols are used to replace certain letters (e.g.
Hence, the phrase 'I am the elite hacker' would, in leet speak, be rendered as 'I r teh 1337 hax0r'.
However, in instances where completely new words or phrases were coined on the internet (such as 'leet'), I have given a rough indication of pronunciation (e.g.
www.le.ac.uk /ee/glossaries/leet/leet.html   (252 words)

  
 Leet Speak is a dangerous, criminal dialect.
Topic: Leet Speak is a dangerous, criminal dialect.
Leet speak is used by pederasts to seduce and rape children online and to fool parents.
Re: Leet Speak is a dangerous, criminal dialect.
www.pointlesswasteoftime.com /smf/index.php?topic=22950.0   (101 words)

  
 Doug Gibson, web developer extraordinaire
To be cool or elite, you must be able to write messages and chat in a confusing code that is quick to type and decipher (to those who can read leet), also known as leet-speak.
True leetness requires more than knowing the "code," however; leet is an attitude, a state of mind.
Leet is commonly combined with other forms of online speak, which contains words like "llama" and "pimp" (that's "4/\/\4" and "p1/\/\p") that have different meanings than the accepted definitions.
www.dgibson.net /fun_and_humor/english2leet.html   (296 words)

  
 The Straight Dope: What the heck is "leetspeek?"
Leet involves multiple layers of coding, the better to trip up the unhip.
It's possible that bits of leet will migrate into the mainstream; after all, one of the best-known expressions in English, OK, entered the language during a leetlike fad for silly initials that flourished in U.S. newspapers in the late 1830s (OK stood for "oll korrect").
Leet is a game at which more than one generation can play, for better or worse.
www.straightdope.com /columns/030110.html   (869 words)

  
 l33t (leet) speak - bargainshare.com
Leet stands for Elite, so Leet Speech is the language used by the Elite.
Leet speak is unique because it is a form of communication created in the context of the Internet.
For example, in Leet, 1 means L or I, 3 means E, 7 means T, 5 means S, etc. The word Leet can be spelled 1337, L33T, L337, etc. The letter S is often replaced by the letter Z, however, the number 5 or the dollar sign ($) are also commonly used.
www.bargainshare.com /index.php?showtopic=25062   (483 words)

  
 ElectricBiscuit's Guide to Simple Leet Speak
The leet speak that has been the rage among gamers for years is slowly infiltrating itself into the weblogging, website community.
Simple Leet Speak's main objective is to sound akin to a twelve year old.
It's simple to get the hang of Simple Leet Speak if you hang out on the Shacknews forums for about two years, but newcomers may be baffled.
www.electricbiscuit.com /SLS   (1021 words)

  
 L33t speak - LQWiki
Leet (aka "leet speak", l33t, 1337, etc.) is a written-only dialect of the English language, used on the Internet.
The leet dialect comes from the days of BBSs, where it was probably developed as a way of defeating obscenity-censoring filters.
They are usually able to understand it however, and several leet terms have made there way into the hacker lexicon - see the Jargon File for details.
wiki.linuxquestions.org /wiki/Leet   (281 words)

  
 LearnLeetspeak.com - What is leetspeak
Leet (meaning 'elite', most commonly represented as 1337) is an online culture or attitude sometimes identified by frequent use of leetspeak (a spelling convention for typed words).
The word itself is derived phonetically from the word " elite ", and is a cipher, or cryptic form of English spelling.
The chief difference between leetspeak and AOL speak is that leetspeak has the goal of obfuscating traditional written language while in AOL speak the goal is primarily to shorten words (and therefore allow "n00bs" to be able to communicate more quickly).
www.learnleetspeak.com /whatis.php   (391 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - An Explanation of l33t Speak
speak' is a unique language because it cannot truly be spoken out loud nor can it successfully be handwritten; it is an Internet-based language reliant on the keyboard.
Phrases such as 'I am elite' became common place, and somewhere down the line l33t speak crept in, reforming the phrase into '1 4m 3l1t3' in order to demonstrate that the speaker was a hacker and someone to be feared.
But eventually, l33t speak began to fall out of use because of the amount of time it takes to type, as well as the overuse of it by some, changing it from amusing to annoying.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A787917   (1044 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: leet
Due to it being great to be known as leet, newbies started adopting the term and using to describe themselves, often with numerical variations.
Anyone who considers themselves "leet" should be able to tell you who/what Razor1911 is, anyone failing to answer this question should be laughed at.
Yes, leet is a language, now used by gamers, some deserving of using such a language and some not.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=leet   (997 words)

  
 Leet Speak (also known as 1337 5p34k) - A Language used by Computer Users
Leet Speak (also known as 1337 sp34k) is a code which was common a few years ago, but is quickly losing popularity - something for which I am personally very glad!
The term 'leet' comes from the word 'elite', which means "part of a special group".
Ironically, "newbies" (people new to computer use) started using this code as a way of showing that they were part of the "in" group as well, until now, the tables have been turned, and most serious computer users look on people who use leet speak as being "newbies" or immature.
www.theproblemsite.com /codes/leet-speak.asp   (439 words)

  
 Kim Komando: Kids online use leetspeak - Apr. 7, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Leet is slang for "elite," and, as you can guess, speek means "speak." Only a privileged group is intended to understand it.
Outsiders, such as parents, are supposed to be confused by leetspeek, or leet.
However, there are leet words that have emerged, and more are likely to follow.
money.cnn.com /2005/04/07/technology/komando/leet_speak/index.htm   (830 words)

  
 YouTube - Leet speak
leet speak is mainly a way to shorten words for lazy ass people, that don't feel like typing out a four letter word!
LEEt 1337 leet speak 1ee7 l33t l337 eliete e1337 31337 (more) (less)
Um 1337 (leet) a andar numa mini-mota 1337
www.youtube.com /watch?v=_b1cyNigny8   (304 words)

  
 BlackChampagne.com -- Internet Slang
This differs from Hacker Speak in that it's vastly overused, and often includes pointless substitutions, such as zero for "o", or "1" for "l", changes that can't even be discerned in some fonts.
Leet speak has grown steadily less cool since it's been corrupted and ruined by overuse, especially by non-hackers, or hacker wanna-bes; AKA "script kiddies".
As such a full lexicon isn't reasonable, but once you know the basic rules of grammar, so to speak, you'll be as fluent as any clueless fat 14 y/o from Topeka on his mom's AOL being flamed in a Quake 3 newsgroup.
www.blackchampagne.com /slang.shtml   (3526 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Leet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Leet (often l33t, 31337, Leek or 1337) is a coded, or simply a novelty form of English spelling.
Note that this is not gramatical Japanese and is not Japanese slang.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Leet   (1345 words)

  
 A parent's primer to computer slang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
When last we checked, Leetspeak (or leet) could be defined as a specific type of computer slang in which the writer replaces regular letters with other keyboard characters to form words phonetically.
Leet words are expressed in hundreds of ways, using a dizzying array of substitutions and combinations.
Nearly all characters are formed as phonemes and symbols, but any given word can be interpreted in myriad ways.
www.microsoft.com /athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx   (380 words)

  
 Digg - Leet Speak On The News - Very Dangerous Online Code
If said parent just attributes leet speak to some silly little nothing, they can be kept in the dark.
I guarantee you thousands of little shits are using leet speak right now to minimize how much info their parents can garner from their emails and chat sessions.
If a parent is taught to google some leet speak words now and again so they have a clue, the report did some good.
digg.com /tech_news/Leet_Speak_On_The_News_Very_Dangerous_Online_Code   (1731 words)

  
 Basic Leet Speak (1337 $p34k) Converter In The Mega Toolbox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
If you don't know what leet speak is, take a look at the conversion tool shown below.
The text in the upper textbox is leet speak.
But if you, like me, get tired of trying to make sense of what people are saying, this tool will at least help you get the general sense for what is going on in the net conversations around you.
www.virtu-software.com /toolbox/leetspeak.asp   (166 words)

  
 ZOMG 133t $P34k On Teh Newz LOLZ - Kotaku   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
They forgot to say that current users of leet speak are NOT by any means elite.
Leet is for children, and I'm glad this news report told us that.
Also, is it just me, or do e-geeks grow past the stage of leet speak to the point that perfect grammar and punctuation shows their intelligence instead of how cryptic they are?
kotaku.com /gaming/leet-speak/zomg-133t-p34k-on-teh-newz-lolz-218812.php   (2317 words)

  
 Leet Speak download page. Leet Speak by Dale Robinson, download from System Utilities subcategory. Leet Speak is the ...
Leet Speak by Dale Robinson, download from System Utilities subcategory.
Leet Speak is the utimate tool for converting normal text into Leet text.
Leet Speak is a "Free to try" program.
www.softdepia.com /leet_speak_download_7066.html   (147 words)

  
 FreewareWiki - freeware & free info / LeetSpeak
Leet Speak Generator - F3Ar me, 1 @M 4 m4D H4x0r
If you run into someone in a chat room typing this stuff, you can give them a taste of their own medicine with this freeware tool.
The Leet Speak Generator can translate from English to l33t and from l33t to English.
freewarewiki.pbwiki.com /LeetSpeak   (212 words)

  
 1P Start » Blog Archive » Leet Speak Can Kill You And Your Children…Tonight At 10
According to this news segment, Leet speak is a new phenomenon that teenagers all over the internets are getting into…and of course, it’s dangerous!
They do a good job of explaining what what leet is, but they do a horrible job at making it sound like an actual danger.
So leet should not be to blame if say little Sally wants to invite the whole football team over to treat her like a pig on a rotisserie, you should blame Sally!
www.1pstart.com /leet-speak-can-kill-you-and-your-childrentonight-at-10   (1299 words)

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