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Jargon Watch: A Pocket Dictionary for the Jitterati (Hardwired) (Hardcover)

by Gareth Branwyn (Author)

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Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Wired Books; Pocket edition (26 Jun 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1888869062
ISBN-13: 978-1888869064
Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 8.9 x 1.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Every era has its own language, every new cu lture its own lingo. Jargon Watch captures the vocabulary of the emerging digital civilization while mocking its newness , and shows what happens to language in a rapidly changing w orld. '

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great Christmas gift for a computer lover. Or hater!, 12 Nov 1998

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This little tome gathers together some of the best computerjargon. By definition, it is out of date (whoever says 'betamaxed' these days?) but that blend of old, new and just plain silly (PEBCAK?) is all part of the charm.

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