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buzzword
A term that refers to the latest technology or a term that sounds catchy. The current major buzzwords are social networking, cloud, cloud computing, Web 2.0, Twitter, Facebook, iPad, iPhone,...
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Definition: buzzword
A term that refers to the latest technology or a term that sounds catchy. The current major buzzwords are social networking, cloud, cloud computing, Web 2.0, Twitter, Facebook, iPad, iPhone, Android and green. See cloudwashing.
In the beginning, everyone uses the terms to appear knowledgeable and cutting edge (see buzzword compliant). However, if not a flash in the pan, new technologies become mainstream, and the words soon become everyday vocabulary.
Nano Was Super Hot
Although the frenzy definitely died down, "nano" was extremely hot right after the turn of the century. The term was tacked onto existing manufacturing processes that had already been dealing with microscopic elements for years. Some companies even added "nano" to their corporate name to take advantage of the buzz (see nanotechnology).
Old Buzzwords
Some of the most famous early buzzwords in the industry were MIS in the 1970s, distributed computing in the 1980s and client/server in the 1990s. The last half of the 1990s brought us all the Internet buzzwords, including Java, intranet and e-commerce.
Just Plain Small
The \"nano\" term is often used to simply mean \"small,\" as in this mouse transceiver from Microsoft. After being plugged into the USB port, it barely protrudes from the computer.
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