microserf

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noun

A person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.

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Meanings

microserf1

nounmicroserf (plural microserfs)

plural microserfs · alternative Microserf

  1. originallyA person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
  2. 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.

Microserf2

nounMicroserf (plural Microserfs)

plural Microserfs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of microserf.

Origin

Blend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel Microserfs, which chronicles the lives of coders who work for Microsoft.

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Cite this entry
APA

microserf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microserf

MLA

“microserf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microserf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microserf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microserf.

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