Experts from Oxford Dictionaries Online said the web’s influence on the English language was increasing. New entries include the words “scareware”, which means malicious computer programmes, “trackpad” (touchpad) and “buttload” (a large amount).
Other new words or phrases in the past nine months include “bloggable”, defined as a suitable topic for blogging, and an “onliner” (an internet user). More commonly used internet words,“cyberbullying” and “cybersecurity”, also appear for the first time.
The sinister practice of “clickjacking” (manipulating a user’s activity by concealing hyperlinks) is another net-based newcomer.
По случаю 220-й годовщины со дня рождения составителя "Толкового словаря живого великорусского языка" Владимира Даля "Яндекс" провел исследование о том, как русский язык изменился за последние сто лет. Специалисты сравнили записи в дневниках начала XX века из собрания Центра "Прожито" Европейского университета в Петербурге с текстами статей в "Яндекс.Дзене". |
A scientific term is not just a word, but an expression of the given phenomenon essence. Therefore, it is necessary to take care of the crystal clarity and definiteness of terminology, since it represents the essence of the objective phenomena themselves, the science essence itself. |
В Оксфордский словарь английского языка включили два новых термина: "гонконгец" и "гонконгский" (англ. "Hongkonger" и "Hong Konese"). Эксперты считают этот шаг "триумфом" борцов за отстаивание особого статуса города. |
Иллюстрированные Оксфордские словари образца 2008 года будут применяться при обучении студентов. |
The Scottish Government has provided £200,000 to the charity Scottish Language Dictionaries this year towards the updated Concise Scots Dictionary. |
Ectaco Inc., the world's leader in portable language learning and translation technology, introduced the first line of dictionaries and translators for Android compatible devices. |
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). |
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