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A '''wheel war''' is a contest between priviledged users on a shared, on-line computer system. Each discovers (or invents) ways to intefere with the other's use of the system - generally as a practical joke, or a way of blowing off steam. The term originated in the late 1960s or early 1970s, when a "big wheel" (or "wheel") was a user with special powers. A '''wheel war''' is a contest between privileged users on a shared, on-line computer system. Each discovers (or invents) ways to interfere with the other's use of the system - generally as a practical joke, or a way of blowing off steam. The term originated in the late 1960s or early 1970s, when a "big wheel" (or "wheel") was a user with special powers.

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A wheel war is a contest between privileged users on a shared, on-line computer system. Each discovers (or invents) ways to interfere with the other's use of the system - generally as a practical joke, or a way of blowing off steam. The term originated in the late 1960s or early 1970s, when a "big wheel" (or "wheel") was a user with special powers.