Media Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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worm poll n. Clark Wins ‘Worm’ Poll. Labour leader Helen Clark was last night judged a two-time winner by undecided voters operating an electronic “worm” in the final TVNZ leaders’ debate, with Alliance leader Jim Anderton close on her heels. [English Media] [full cite] (Apr. 11, 2005)

worm poll n. The poll of 696 people showed 27 percent remained undecided. Similarly with the ‘worm’ TV studio audience, there was no way of figuring who people were going to vote for or whether their emotional reactions would turn into a solid preference. [English Media] [full cite] (Apr. 11, 2005)

worm poll n. Opposition Leader Mark Latham was the runaway winner in tonight’s live televised debate with Prime Minister John Howard, the “worm” poll of audience members showed. [English Media Politics] [full cite] (Apr. 11, 2005)

worm poll n. Those who like nothing better than an evening watching The West Wing know the format. Voters turn a dial to say if they are pleased, indifferent or hostile as they listen to a speech. A “worm poll” describes the lines which slither across the screen to record their instant reaction. [English Media Politics] [full cite] (Apr. 11, 2005)

wrap-around adj. I discovered another term for network airing of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments Friday morning: wrap-around coverage. Rather than focus on a single game, ESPN will switch among several games while televising the NCAA women’s basketball tournament today. [English Media Television] [full cite] (Mar. 19, 2007)

writethru n. In wire service parlance, a “writethru” is a new version of an existing news story that updates, clarifies, adds context and corrects mistakes of fact or syntax, even down to the lowly comma. [English Media Jargon] [full cite] (May. 16, 2004)

wrogging n. Just last night, as I was editing (key concept) my blog post for today, it occurred to me that there should be distinct words to describe “brain dump” blogging and high-quality writing on a blog (do you think “wrogging” will catch on?). [English Arts & Literature Media Technology New or Nonce] [full cite] (Apr. 2, 2006)

Z-buffer n. Catmull invented texture mapping (the way to make digital surfaces “pour” over objects), the Z-buffer (an algorithm that tracks the virtual distance between pixels and a viewer, now standard in most personal computers and games), and the Catmull-Rom spline (another algorithm that creates curves along multiple points, producing irregular motion that mimics the way living things really move). [Entertainment Media] [full cite] (May. 28, 2004)

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