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22 Aug 2003
The latest in computer jargon and slang terms have made it into the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English.
'Cyberslackers' - workers who spend all day on the web; 'data smog' - the wealth of often contradictory facts and figures online; and 'egosurfing' - looking for references to yourself online - are all included in the latest dictionary, along with more than 3,000 other words.
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The dictionary has also attempted to sort out some punctuation details. Hence 'E-mails' has become 'emails' and internet users are 'online', not 'on-line'. Americanisms such as 'geek' and 'nerd' are also included.
The term 'grooming' has been added to describe the activities of paedophiles in chatrooms. 'Hacktivists' (IT savvy protestors) and 'shovelware' (bundling old software together) make an appearance too.
New words for the dictionary have been compiled by monitoring TV, radio and printed materials as well as academic journals and spoken English.
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