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Re:ESA satellite dodges 'mega constellation' by ISL on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:37AM (#20865896)
Many British publications use the term.

boffin: Noun (British informal) A person engaged in scientific or technical research. [1]

It appears regularly in the Economist, too [2].

[1] https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/boffin

[2] https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/08/08/...

Re:ESA satellite dodges 'mega constellation' by codeulike on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:55AM (#20866004)
You don't often hear Orifice though