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new⋅bie
[noo-bee, nyoo‑]
bi
–noun
| a newcomer or novice, esp. an inexperienced user of the Internet or of computers in general. |
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new·bie (nōō'bē, nyōō'-) n. Slang One that is new to something, especially a novice at using computer technology or the Internet. [From new (with b as in freebie).] |
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newbie
/n[y]oo'bee/ n. [verry common; orig. from British public-school and military slang variant of `new boy'] A Usenet neophyte. This term surfaced in the newsgroup talk.bizarre but is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one newsgroup while remaining a respected regular in another. The label `newbie' is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around Usenet for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue. See B1FF; see also gnubie.
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Language Translation for : Newbie
Spanish:
novato de la informática,
German:
der Internet-anfänger,
Japanese:
（とくに）インターネットの新参者
newbie jargon
/n[y]oo'bee/ (Sometimes shorted to "noob") Originally from British public-school and military slang variant of "new boy", an inexperienced user.
This term surfaced in the newsgroup talk.bizarre but is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one group while remaining a respected regular in another. The label "newbie" is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue.
See BIFF.
[The Jargon File]
(2007-08-02)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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