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Jargon Coiner (#5)
An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon
that we've just made up.
* DUKE OF URL: A person who publishes their Netscape bookmark file on
their homepage.
* WWWLIZE (pronounced wuh-wuh-wuh-lize): Habit of unconsciously appending
www. in front of URLs, even when it's not necessary.
* DUBYA-DUBYA-DUBYA: Common pronounciation of "double-u double-u double-u"
when orally specifying a wwwlized address.
* ADVOIDANCE: iding a particularly annoying advertising banner by dragging
another window over it, or by placing your hand on the monitor to cover
it up.
Example: "Bob advoided any Microsoft banners he came across."