TOM'S WORDS escapades in etymology.

A news brief is presented, discussing bestiaries, or medieval picture books describing animals in a mixture of fact and myth. This is compared with the mythological language used to describe aspects of the age of the Internet and computers, including "viruses," "infections," "trojans," and "daemons....

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Publicado en:Prospect no. 146; p. 9
Autor principal: Chatfield, Tom
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Prospect Publishing Limited May2008
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Sumario:A news brief is presented, discussing bestiaries, or medieval picture books describing animals in a mixture of fact and myth. This is compared with the mythological language used to describe aspects of the age of the Internet and computers, including "viruses," "infections," "trojans," and "daemons."