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Tech Buzzwords Added to Dictionaries

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-forget-web20 dept.

Mark Owen writes "With technology buzzwords becoming so commonly used in daily life, Webster and Oxford have both begun to include some new terms in their latest editions. Some of their newest additions include: adware, biodiesel, codec, digicam, google (as a verb), geocaching, hacktivism, mash-up, rewriteable, ringtone, spyware, and texting."

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  1. or in the new vernacular by yagu · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you're looking these up in the new spelling dicshunaire referenced in this previous slashdot article (over 1000 posts!):

    • adwear
    • biodesel
    • coedec
    • dijicam
    • googel
    • jeocashing
    • hactivisem
    • mash-up (unchanged)
    • reerietabel
    • ringtoen
    • spiewear
    • tecsting
    1. Re:or in the new vernacular by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Or for our more streetwise friends:
      adwizzle, biodizzle, codizzle, digicizzle, googizzle, gizzlecaching, hacktivizzle, mizzle-up, rewriteabizzle, ringtizzle, spywizzle, and textizzle

  2. Words in a dictionary? by Bobsledboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait, so you mean to tell me that they are going to add new words into the dictionary? I for one am astounded.

  3. Google? by Yvan256 · · Score: 0, Funny

    Didn't Google explicitely ask NOT to use Google as a verb? I expect chairs to be thr... oh wait, wrong company.

  4. Buzzwords. by adamlazz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, they're not buzzwords now.

  5. buzzwords by 56ker · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm still waiting for slashdot and trolling to be added

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    1. Re:buzzwords by viscount · · Score: 5, Funny

      I can't wait for the day 'slashdot' is added to the dictionary.

      And for the next day, when it will be added again...

  6. What is this world coming to by sprudel · · Score: 5, Funny

    I spit on these so-called "buzz" words. Ringtone? My audiotelegraph gives me a notification signal, dagnabbit!

    1. Re:What is this world coming to by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "Spit"? Is that what you kids are calling salivacation these days? I can't keep up with you younguns!

    2. Re:What is this world coming to by sprudel · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe if you'd went to the talkies more often, you'd be up to date.

  7. I for one welcome... by Pasquina · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...the new words officially added to the English language.

  8. Re:'Texting' is a Noun? by The+Fun+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe I'm wrong, I'm a better ones-and-zeros-smith than a wrodsmith.

    Raelly? I never wuold have geussed.

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  9. Is that what the kids are calling it these days? by netsavior · · Score: 4, Funny

    We were Texting it up all night, first I googled her codec, then I showed her my biosteel... just be sure to uninstall before you pixelate otherwise you will have a little nanobot to worry about. This method is sooo much better than mere self-storage. Just give her the ole chip and PIN that's what I always say. I look forward to our next mash-up


    I think I just accidentally cybered slashdot. crap. it all happened so fast. I just hope whatever I got is screenable

  10. slashdot by Jaxoreth · · Score: 2, Funny

    slashdot, v. [Error loading definition: No response from server]

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  11. Re:Web 20 by geoffspear · · Score: 2, Funny

    I still prefer the good old days of Web 19.

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