COMPUTER TERMINOLOGY: WORDS FOR NEW MEANINGS.

Examines a number of computer terms that have come into widespread use and consider the kinds of semantic innovation by which they originated. Occurrence of slang in computer programming; Ways in which new words have been created; Overview of the semantic shift of computer terms. INSET: QUERIES.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	American Speech Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 64 - 72
Main Author:	Covington, Michael A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Duke University Press Spring81
Subjects:	Colloquial language Semantics Computers
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Summary:	Examines a number of computer terms that have come into widespread use and consider the kinds of semantic innovation by which they originated. Occurrence of slang in computer programming; Ways in which new words have been created; Overview of the semantic shift of computer terms. INSET: QUERIES.