{"id":7133,"date":"2017-05-19T16:53:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T16:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/?p=7133"},"modified":"2019-08-26T13:05:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T13:05:41","slug":"tech-words-merriam-webster-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/archives\/7133-tech-words-merriam-webster-dictionary.html","title":{"rendered":"9 Tech Words Merriam-Webster Added To The Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, more than a thousand new words are added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary and we\u2019re all excited to see what terms will officially be documented and considered a part of the English language. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually, have you ever wondered how Merriam-Webster decides what to include? The answer \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/help\/faq-words-into-dictionary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everyday usage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If people use those words in daily speech, they have a shot of making into the official dictionary. This means it can contain words and acronyms you wouldn\u2019t expect to be cited by a traditional English language dictionary. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, it isn\u2019t any wonder why the dictionary is filled with new and not-so-well-known terms from all areas including science, medicine, pop culture, sports, and just about everything in between. And with the constant growth of technology, the English language grows as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, we thought it would be fun to search for new tech terms that have \u00a0been added to the dictionary and are now considered a part of our everyday language. We created a list of the most interesting ones. Don\u2019t believe us? Take a look for yourself.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/NSFW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">NSFW<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A not so \u201ctraditional\u201d tech word, but it can easily fit into today\u2019s conversation. It\u2019s still unclear whether it means &#8220;not safe for work&#8221; or &#8220;not suitable for work&#8221; (both are commonly used), \u00a0but one thing is certain \u2014 it\u2019s used to warn someone that internet content (a website, image or something else) is inappropriate for the typical work environment. And we thank whoever came up with the term for that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7136 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NSFW-Keyboard-Button.jpg\" alt=\"Not Safe For Work Button\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NSFW-Keyboard-Button.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NSFW-Keyboard-Button-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LinkedIn.com<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/opensource?utm_campaign=sd&amp;utm_medium=serp&amp;utm_source=jsonld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Open Source<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you haven&#8217;t heard about an open\u2013source term before then you are probably not sitting next to a developer. Open-source (OS) refers to computer software that is freely available for others to make modifications and changes with distribution accessible to anyone and for any purpose. Sound\u2019s a bit geeky, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/ping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ping<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not to be mistaken with Ping Pong (table tennis), a Ping is completely different from Ping Pong sharing nothing in common with it. Technically, it measures the round-trip time of a signal sent from one computer (host) to a destination computer across the network. The program also reports errors and presents you with a summary of the results. Not even close to Ping Pong!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ping-Instructions-Hosted-IT-Services.jpg\" alt=\"Command Prompt Ping Instructions\" width=\"669\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ping-Instructions-Hosted-IT-Services.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ping-Instructions-Hosted-IT-Services-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Image Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dslreports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">DSLReports.com <\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h3><strong>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/clickbait\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clickbait<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick explanation \u2014 Clickbait is something that business are making fortune from. It\u2019s a term that describes any marketing content whose goal is to attract consumers to click on a hyperlink, allowing companies to generate online advertising revenue. The trickery relies on sensational headlines and eye-catching thumbnail pictures to attract those click-throughs. Sneaky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Clickbait-Warning.jpg\" alt=\"\u200bFunny Clickbait Explanation\" width=\"485\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Clickbait-Warning.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Clickbait-Warning-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Image Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ifunny.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ifunny.co<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h3><strong>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/net%20neutrality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Net Neutrality<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In broad terms, net neutrality promotes the idea that everything on the internet should be equally accessible. Healthy competition is acceptable and the internet should be a place for all those amazing ideas and content to compete, but always on equal terms. &#8220;The idea, principle, or requirement that Internet service providers should or must treat all Internet data as the same regardless of its kind, source, or destination&#8221; is a slogan that defines net neutrality. And we agree. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/GIF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GIF<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a problem and don&#8217;t know if you should pronounce it &#8220;GIF&#8221; or &#8220;JIF&#8221;, \u00a0you\u2019re not alone. The Merriam-Webster dictionary lists both of those two pronunciations, so you can use whichever you prefer. Despite the variation in pronunciation, the word refers to a file format for the compression and storage of digital information. A format that is a true gift. Or is it \u201cjift\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GIF-Video-Debate-min.gif\" alt=\"GIF vs Video\" width=\"480\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Image Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PopularMechanics.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h3><strong>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/botnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Botnet<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One not-so-pleasant term crawled into this list. Botnets refer to computers that are responsible for infecting massive networks. You can imagine them as networks of bots linked together by malware that can create damage measured in millions of dollars. It takes only one click on a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n email attachment and you become a part of a botnet army. We live in a scary world, indeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7143 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-Botnets-Work.png\" alt=\"Botnet Malware Process\" width=\"650\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-Botnets-Work.png 650w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-Botnets-Work-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Image Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">HowToGeek.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h3><strong>8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/backward%20compatible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Backward Compatible<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you haven&#8217;t heard of this expression, but you\u2019ve undoubtedly understood its meaning \u00a0at one point or another. Backward Compatible means that your computer hardware or software can be used with an older piece of technology without any special adaptation. For example, games that are for Xbox 360 (an older version) can also be played on Xbox One without modification. In other words, you can now get Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 \u00a0for the Xbox One that\u2019s finally backward compatible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/XboxOne-Xbox360-Backwards-Compatibility.jpg\" alt=\"Gaming Consoles \u200bBackwards Compatibility\" width=\"681\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/XboxOne-Xbox360-Backwards-Compatibility.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/XboxOne-Xbox360-Backwards-Compatibility-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/XboxOne-Xbox360-Backwards-Compatibility-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Image Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/segmentnext.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SegmentNext.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h3><strong>9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/click%20fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click Fraud<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click fraud is a term that describes how certain organizations are able to take advantage of a search engines\u2019 pay-per-click (PPC) online advertising. The fraud occurs when an automated script or computer program imitates a real web user and clicks on the ads without having an actual interest. It\u2019s a practice of repeatedly clicking on an advertisement with the intention of generating revenue for the host web.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7140 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Click-Fraud.png\" alt=\"Click Fraud Illustration\" width=\"715\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Click-Fraud.png 715w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Click-Fraud-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Image Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.virool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Virool Blog <\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h2><strong>Bonus:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/face-palm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Face-Palm<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The expression says it all, but here\u2019s the full explanation \u2014 it means to cover one&#8217;s face with his or her hands as an expression of embarrassment or a gesture in exasperation. While this word has been widely used in pop culture for years, it was just recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/words-at-play\/facepalm-words-were-watching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in February 2017<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (face-palm). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7141 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Facepalm-Example.jpg\" alt=\"Facepalm Expression\" width=\"685\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Facepalm-Example.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Facepalm-Example-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/desiderians.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Desiderians<\/a><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it. Take a look at these words and just think about them for a second. Believe it or not, they represent the way in which our language is evolving. And Merriam-Webster is already working on the next batch!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, more than a thousand new words are added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary and we\u2019re all excited to see what terms will officially be documented and considered a part of the English language. Actually, have you ever wondered how Merriam-Webster decides what to include? The answer \u2014 everyday usage. 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