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“Yottabyte”

elliejshaw — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:45:50 +0000

Yottabyte – noun. The largest unit of measure for computer data, equal to a septillion bytes (2 to the 80th power). If written out, the figure is 1 followed by 24 zeros. By comparison, a gigabyte is 1 followed by 9 zeros (2 to the 30th power).
Note the distinction between yottabyte and yobibyte. The former is estimated at a septillion while the latter is exactly 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 bytes.

Source: www.sharpened.net/helpcenter/answers/kibibytes_mebibytes_and_gibibytes

Disintermediation (noun) – First known use: 1967

elliejshaw — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:05:20 +0000

1. The elimination of an intermediary in a transaction between two parties. “Siri (on Apple’s 4S iPhone) is the start of disintermediation from Google search… users of Siri are consistently bypassing Google.”
2. The diversion of savings from accounts with low fixed interest rates to direct investment in high-yielding instruments.

Sources: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disintermediation; http://us.mg201.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?rand=410904162

“Coopetition”

elliejshaw — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:33:21 +0000

Coopetition (ko-op-e-TISH-en) noun. The merger of cooperation and competition. When rival businesses join forces for their mutual benefit they are in coopetition. It is used most commonly in the computer field but has been adopted widely. NASCAR refers to it when drivers alternate drafting positions during a race.

Sources: worldwidewords.org, Urban Dictionary

“Link Bait”

elliejshaw — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:50:56 +0000

“Link bait” (noun, aka “link bait content”) – Content posted online that draws links from other users’ blogs or websites and thus increases traffic (visits) to the originating site. “Link baiting” is a legitimate marketing technique if the blog, article, video or whatever is truly interesting.

“Pingback”

elliejshaw — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:01:06 +0000

Pingback – noun. A blogging technology that provides a way for a blog to be automatically notified when other Web sites link to it. In essence, pingback is reverse linking — a way of going back up a chain of links rather than merely drilling down.
Source: Ian Hixie, a delightfully quixotic specification writer.

ian.hixie.ch

Free gifts

elliejshaw — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:45:11 +0000

Like free little gifts? Ellie Shaw regularly posts the definition of a new bit of techno jargon here. If you’d like to keep up with the latest in language, come back often for “The Latest Word.”

‎”Moodle”

elliejshaw — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:23:35 +0000

‎Moodle ( moo-d’l) noun – A popular “learning management” system that lets educators and trainers create online courses as part of a virtual classroom. The platform allows for interactive discussions and quizzes as well as rosters and assignments.
Created in Australia in 1999, Moodle is now used worldwide and has been translated into 82 languages. Stands for “Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment.”

“Copyleft”

elliejshaw — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:49:09 +0000

Copyleft (kah’-pee-left) noun – The opposite of copyright. A license that gives anyone who has a copy of a work (software, documents, artwork) the same rights to use it as the author – provided the person allows his/her new work to be passed just as freely to future users.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft

“Whitelist”

elliejshaw — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:42:00 +0000

‎Whitelist (hwit•list’) noun
The opposite of blacklist. You specifically allow email from sources you like, trust or need to hear from. ––– vt. to add to your whitelist.