Tech Buzzwords Added to Dictionaries 144
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."
Re:'Texting' is a Noun? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:'Texting' is a Noun? (Score:5, Informative)
Actually it's called a gerund, which is typically any noun made from appending "ing" to a verb. It's correctly a noun, as in, "Texting is fun."
google is my dictionary (Score:4, Informative)
The 'did you mean' feature has yet to let me down.
I don't know if they intended this, but it's so reliable that my dictionary stays on the shelf these days, and I barely ever have to use online dictionaries, except when I'm trying to locate a precise definition of a word.
Mash-up (Score:2, Informative)
Merriam-Webster is stuck in the 19th century (Score:2, Informative)
Not the first time (Score:4, Informative)
Lightbulb
Radio
Radar
Sonar
Sonic
Radiation
Electromagnetic
Radiator
Dishwasher
Dryer
Microwave
Television
Telephone
Software
Spreadsheet
Photoshop (as verb)
Internet
Modem
Because brand names that describe a unique concept tend to become generic words, that is why we see Google used as a verb. Common trademarks used as generic words: Aspirin, Kleenex, BandAid, etc. Therefore, you can expect to see new words like...
TiVo
Re:google is my dictionary (Score:3, Informative)
define:word [google.com]