[Air-L] Metaphors in Technology

[Anna Croon]

3 jul 2008 kl. 15.03 skrev Jason Stuart:

> "warXing" (wardriving, warjogging, wargaming,....)
> sniffing, sniffer
> stumble
> open (as in source)
> for that matter, source or resource
> bugs/fix
> beta ("It's gone beta!")
> locked, unlocked
> checked in, checked out
> sync
> import/export
> ability/disability
> cookies. Everybody loves cookies.
> bookmark
> inherit
> point (as in floating point, as in versions)
> dot
> map
> conflict/resolve
> trunk/branch
> build
>
> Mnemonic devices/good acronyms? TRBL, LIFO, AIM, POST
>
> "crackberry"
>
> deprecated:
> handshake
>
> Could "quad" be a reference to new "core" (there's one!) Intel  
> chips? If so,
> then "duo" too. Also, "two" and "oh." As in "version two point oh"  
> instead
> of "new release" or "second major release." My Firefox was somehow  
> "Firefox
> two point oh" across all builds and revisions until "Firefox 3  
> beta" and now
> somehow I just have Firefox 3, or Firefox, again. Until I have a  
> problem,
> and then I have to refer to the version. Specifically. Help! Oh  
> yeah there's
> a dropdown menu for that. So "help."
>
> Jason
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 3:59 AM, Gordon Carlson  
> <gordycarlson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you all for your help so far.  I have added all your recent
>> comments to the list.
>>
>> I will be honest, I love the Net and its slang but have never heard
>> the term epeen or a related one.  Wow.  The Internet is a scary
>> place/idea/destination/highway/car/tube.  Much like the Wild
>> West...ooh, need to add that one...
>>
>> In case anyone is counting here is a newer list with the additions
>> thus far.  Thanks again and please do keep them coming!
>>
>> -Gordy
>>
>> active and inactive
>> bandwidth
>> blog - web log??
>> blogosphere
>> breadcrumbs
>> brick and mortar
>> broadband
>> broken record (not digital but still a technology metaphor)
>> bulletin boards
>> calculating (as in a person is cold and calculating)
>> car (and associated metaphors)
>> chat "rooms"
>> chatting
>> citizen of the internet - netizen
>> click
>> cloud (storage and computing)
>> connection/disconnection
>> cyberspace
>> dashboard
>> database
>> deckware
>> desktop
>> disease (as in internet as disease)
>> dial a touch phone
>> dial up internet access
>> dialog boxes
>> directory
>> domain
>> drop a packet
>> email
>> engine
>> extranet
>> files
>> filing system
>> firewall
>> flame
>> flaming
>> folders
>> forum
>> forward (as in to forward an email)
>> frames
>> frontier
>> garbage can
>> garbage in, garbage out
>> gateway
>> grinding (used in gaming to get lots of a resource)
>> harvesting
>> hit
>> homepage
>> hotspot
>> hub
>> inbox
>> information superhighway
>> instant messaging
>> intranet
>> link
>> lurking
>> menu
>> mining, especially data mining
>> mouse
>> navigation
>> objects (in programming)
>> offline
>> online
>> open (as in a file or email)
>> outbox
>> owning someone (as in to defeat someone in a game, not unique to
>> technology basis for pwned)
>> palette
>> portal
>> programmed or hardwired people
>> protocol
>> quad (a couple people mentioned this but I don't know why it is a
>> metaphor, any help?)
>> recycle bin
>> reply
>> reserving a "seat" for an online course
>> rolling (as in a character in DD)
>> rolling your own
>> run
>> search engine
>> server
>> shopping carts/basket
>> slides in powerpoint
>> space (a place you can go or occupy a volume)
>> spam
>> speed dial (Opera browser)
>> spyware
>> surfing
>> tabs
>> tag
>> tap (as in a line or phone which is no longer literal)
>> terminal
>> the computer going to "sleep" or hibernate
>> the whole concept of a virtual open house
>> transportation (and all associated internet metaphors)
>> tree
>> trojan horse
>> trolling
>> tubes (as in not a dump truck - ah, the great Senator Stevens...)
>> virus
>> windows
>> wiping out a team of players (gaming, not unique to technology)
>> world wide web
>> worm
>> word of mouse
>> browsing
>> scrolling up and down
>> computer hibernating
>> e-peen or e-penis (as in a slang term for ego online)
>> Internet male
>> word of mouse
>> ding (as in to gain a level in a game)
>> wild west
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