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Computers & Internet
Reboot, bug, bandwidth, going viral โ the computing vocabulary that quietly migrated into ordinary speech and now describes everything from relationships to careers.
11 entries
Bandwidth
Personal or organizational capacity โ borrowed from network throughput.
Bug
A flaw in a system that produces incorrect or unexpected behavior.
Catfish
To pose online as someone you're not, usually to seduce or manipulate.
Going Viral
Spreading rapidly across the internet through sharing.
Hack
A clever workaround โ once for computers, now for laundry, parenting, sleep, and everything in between.
Reboot
To start something over from scratch โ a system, a franchise, a career, a relationship.
Spam
Unwanted bulk material โ originally email, now any annoying overload.
The Algorithm
The mysterious system that decides what you see online โ blamed for everything from your feed to your dating life.
Troll
Someone who provokes online for the reaction.
404
Missing, lost, or not found โ borrowed from the web error code.
Blue Screen of Death
A catastrophic, unrecoverable failure.