Meaning: a computer software application

1.app

Meaning: a computer software application

For example:

Check out this killer app I downloaded last night!

Karen found this amazing app that makes you look really good in photos. It's great for Facebook photos and stuff.

Note: short for "application"

2. blog

Meaning: an online diary, journal or commentary (n.) | to write an online diary, journal or commentary (v.)

For example:

I read on a blog that the new James Bond movie is really great.

I just started blogging on Englishclub.com and heaps of people are already reading it.

Origin: short for "web log"

3. egosurf

Meaning: to search for one's own name on the Internet

For example:

When Trevor tried egosurfing, he was surprised to find seven websites that mentioned his name.

Wheh he egosurfed, John Smith found his name in over two hundred million websites. He admitted that they probably weren't all about him, though.

4. flame

Meaning: to attack someone by posting an abusive message in an online forum or message board

For example:

I didn't post any more messages in the forum after people started flaming each other.

My daughter was very upset after someone flamed her on a music message board. They called her a mindless idiot for liking disco music.

5. geek

Meaning: a computer and IT expert

For example:

Google has some of the smartest geeks in the business working for them.

A lot of those computer geeks we saw in college in the 70's and 80's are incredibly wealthy now.

6. glitch

Meaning: a fault or defect, esp. in computer software

For example:

Why does this company's software have so many glitches? Can't they test it properly before releasing it?

I spent most of the morning trying to fix a glitch I found in our new software.

7. meatspace

Meaning: a term used by young internet users to mean the physical world, in contrast to the virtual world of "cyberspace"

For example:

Many computer geeks are more comfortable in cyberspace than in the real world of meatspace.

A: "Do you wanna get together tomorrow?" B: "You mean online or in meatspace?"

Origin: The word "meatspace" originated in cyberpunk fiction and culture, in order to make a clear distinction between the online world of cyberspace and the real world of flesh and blood people.

8. troll

Meaning: someone who posts provocative messages on forums or message boards (n.) | to post provocative messages on forums or message boards (v.)

For example:

We need someone to moderate the forum and delete messages from spammers, trolls and other online pests.

John says he doesn't understand why people go around trolling message boards and deliberately starting flame wars.

Origin: In its original meaning, a troll is a very ugly mythical creature that lives in caves and under bridges. The term was probably borrowed for the slang meaning given here because those who disrupt message boards are often loathed in cyberspace in the same way traditional trolls are loathed in myths and fairy tales.

9. up time

Meaning: time a computer system is operating

For example:

Before choosing a host for your website, check the average up time for their servers.

They claim to have an up time of 99.99 per cent, but I doubt that somehow.

10. virus

Meaning: a harmful computer program that can spread from one machine to another

For example:

Most viruses are spread when sent as email attachments, and they're activated when the recipient clicks on the program's icon.

If you want to avoid the hassle of dealing with computer viruses, get a Mac computer. Very few viruses target Macs.

Origin: These programs are called viruses because they act in ways very similar to biological viruses, in that they damage the host and they can spread from host to host.

Quiz:

1. app

If you want to find some killer apps, you should go toa software website

the city zoo

a high-security prison

2. blog

If you want to see some blogs, you shouldgo walking in a jungle

go to an aquarium

go online

3. egosurf

If you'd like to go egosurfing, you'll needa surfboard

a surf report

an Internet connection

4. flame

Cathy was flamed in an online forum. Someone said she wassexy

funny

stupid

5. geek

If you want to meet a lot of geeks, you should go toa baseball game

a software convention

a jazz festival

6. glitch

If you find a glitch, let me know and I'llgive it back to whoever lost it

figure out how to deal with it

take it home for the kids to play with

7. meatspace

"Kirsty and Jason have never met in meatspace" means they've never metin a butcher shop

in a single's bar

face to face in person

8. troll

A troll on online forums gets a thrill out ofsharing their experience

discussing issues

upsetting people and causing trouble

9. up time

If a computer network isn't working for a couple of hours, the network's average up time will haveincreased

decreased

stayed the same

10. virus

If a virus attacks a computer, a good strategy is totake it to a hospital

throw the computer away

do a system restore or OS reinstallation

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