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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. Implications of Google as a verb? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I'm interested in seeing their definition of Google - whether it means "internet searching" in general.

    IAMANAL, but I seem to have heard that if a trademark becomes a popularized verb/noun to refer to a general category of items (i.e. internet searches) it can be used by other companies as well. In this case, there could be a "Microsoft Google" coming along.

    Would this be correct?

    1. Re:Implications of Google as a verb? by jeblucas · · Score: 4, Interesting
      Would this be correct?
      No. A trademark used as a verb is not considered an infringement and does not (nor can it be) defended by the trademark holder. Google, the company, should defend against the use of its rademark as a noun, as in, "The Google of Porn" or something like that.
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  2. A missing verb by DaveInAustin · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Slashdotted: our site crashed after we were slashdotted. Come on, "Mouse Potato" made it, but not slashdotted? Who has ever used the words "mouse potato"?

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