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1. always-on, adj. View full entry 1996
...Designating a continuously accessible connection to the Internet, as opposed to one that requires activation by dial-up or other means; relating to or involving such a connection. Also in extended use and...
2. anime, n.3 View full entry 1985
...A genre of Japanese or Japanese-style animated film or television entertainment, characterized by a distinctive visual style involving stylized action sequences and usually featuring characters with distinctive large, staring eyes, and typically...
3. artilect, n. View full entry 1994
...A machine or robot possessing artificial intelligence, esp. to a degree comparable with human intelligence....
4. blogging, n. View full entry 1999
...The activity of writing or maintaining a weblog....
5. cancelbot, n. View full entry 1993
...A program that searches for and deletes specified postings from Internet newsgroups....
6. cell, n.3 View full entry 1988
...A cellular telephone, a mobile phone....
7. click-through, adj. and n. View full entry 1996
...Of a web page, file, etc.: accessible or navigable by clicking on hyperlinks. Also: that involves or enables clicking on an advertisement on a web page to reach the advertiser's web site....
8. cosplay, n. View full entry 1993
...Originally in Japan: the action or pastime of dressing up in costume, esp. as a character from anime, manga, or video games; performances involving people dressed in this way....
9. cybercast, n. View full entry 1992
...Originally: a text-based electronic bulletin of information, news, etc., published over the Internet. Now: a (usually live) broadcast on the Internet; = webcast...
10. cybercast, v. View full entry 1992
...trans. Originally: to publish (a text-based electronic bulletin) over the Internet. Now: to broadcast (an event, programme, etc.) on the Internet, typically in real time; = webcast...
11. cybercasting, n. View full entry 1991
...Originally: the publication of electronic text-based information, news, etc., over the Internet. Now: broadcasting on the Internet, typically in real time; = webcasting Also (and in earliest use) attrib....
12. cyberpet, n. View full entry 1993
...Computing. A program able to interact with similar programs on other computers via the Internet. rare....
13. cybrarian, n. View full entry 1991
...A person who is practised at finding information on the Internet on behalf of others, or who compiles or administers a library of reference material online....
14. datasphere, n. View full entry 1989
...The notional environment in which digital data is stored; esp. the Internet viewed in this way. Also (Science Fiction): the space of virtual reality, cyberspace....
15. defrag, n. View full entry 1988
...= defragmentation...
16. defrag, v. View full entry 1988
...trans. and intr. = defragment...
17. digibox, n. View full entry 1990
...Sound Recording. = analogue-to-digital converteranalogue. nonce-use....
18. drag-and-drop, adj. and n. View full entry 1985
...Designating, relating to, or permitting a method of moving or copying images, icons, text, etc., from one part of the display screen to another using a mouse or similar device. Cf. ...
19. drag and drop, v. View full entry 1990
...trans. To move or copy (an image, icon, text, etc.) from one part of a display screen to another using a mouse or similar device using a drag-and-drop facility. Also ...
20. ego-surf, v. View full entry 1995
...intr. To search on the Internet for mentions of one's own name or the name of one's business, website, etc....