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

Entries in the Category Technology

Technology: computers, Internet, electronics, robots, machines, circuits, etc. You can also see citations assigned to this category.

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Bangalored adj. (said of a corporation, project, or employment) having been relocated to India; having lost business or employment due to such a relocation. (posted Jul. 27, 2004) [full entry…]

bio-ink n. organic or cellular fluid used in printer-like devices to construct solid, layered matrices that can be used medically or surgically. (posted Mar. 9, 2007) [full entry…]

BlackBerry prayer n. the posture taken by users of the BlackBerry-brand personal digital assistant manufactured by RIM. (posted Jan. 13, 2005) [full entry…]

blast n. an advertising or marketing message sent in bulk, especially via email. (posted Feb. 7, 2006) [full entry…]

bonk n. a sound made by a hand-held radio, indicating a transmission cannot be made, characteristic of digital trunk radio systems typically used by fire and police departments. (posted Oct. 1, 2004) [full entry…]

botnet n. a collection of automated scripts or bots which create a small chat-based network; (hence) such a collection intended for malicious or surreptitious uses. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]

bouma shape n. a word’s silhouette, recognizable form, or visual impression. (posted Sep. 3, 2004) [full entry…]

brick v. (generally) to fail; (of a person) to commit an error or do poorly; (especially in sports) to miss or fail to reach a target, goal, or destination; (of a musical recording) to fail to be successful or sell well; to stiff; (of an electronic device) to be rendered useless. (posted May. 19, 2006) [full entry…]

chimp v. to take a digital photo and look at it on the camera’s screen. (posted Nov. 29, 2006) [full entry…]

circuit bending n. the manipulation or modification of electronics or electronic instruments, via chance short-circuiting, to create sounds or (experimental) music. (posted Dec. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

Computerfuzzi n. a computer geek. Also Computerfuzzy. (posted Feb. 17, 2005) [full entry…]

data Valdez n. an accidental release of a large quantity of private or privileged information. (posted Aug. 15, 2006) [full entry…]

dica n. a digital camera, most commonly as part of a mobile phone. (posted Sep. 15, 2005) [full entry…]

digiroid n. a test photograph taken with a cheap digital camera before a more expensive or complicated one is used. (posted Nov. 7, 2006) [full entry…]

elephant cage n. a large antenna array surrounded by a circular fence. (posted Jun. 12, 2007) [full entry…]

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