aunt tillie

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
Aunt Tillie
 n.

   [linux-kernel mailing list] The archetypal non-technical user, one's
   elderly and scatterbrained maiden aunt. Invoked in discussions of
   usability for people who are not hackers and geeks; one sees
   references to the "Aunt Tillie test".
    

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