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Say What? Must-know definitions of the latest Web jargon

By Karen E. Spaeder

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Ah, jargon. The mainstay of netheads (is that consideredjargon?) everywhere. The staple of the tech-inclined searching foryet another way to say "techno geek." The bane of everyeditor's existence. Like it or not, jargon is HTS (here tostay). Add some new terms to your jargon repertoire-hey, IYCBEJE.(If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.)

Moved to atlanta. Describes a page that's resulted inthe dreaded "404: page not found" error.

Dog food. For software developers: to actually use thesoftware you develop.

Javant-garde. A loosely defined set of beliefs assumingthat "new media" is somehow cooler or more creative than"old media."

Netopath. The most extreme and deranged form of Netabuser.

Reverse egosurfing. Feeding your name to search enginesto see how widely your fame, or infamy, has spread on the Net.

Laganoia. The fear, engendered by network lag, of beingignored. It's triggered by many situations, including delayede-mail replies.

Internesia. The growing tendency to forget exactly wherein cyberspace you saw a bit of info.

Source: KeithDawson, aka Jargon Scout(www.tbtf.com/jargon-scout.html)

Karen E. Spaeder is a freelance business writer in Southern California.

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