Questions tagged [internet]
Questions about Internet-related English words and phrases.
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"Find in page" vs "find on page" [duplicate]
I'd like to find some thoughts and opinions related to this question.
First of all, I noticed that there are two forms used in Web browsers' menus: MS Internet Explorer uses "Find on page" meanwhile ...
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Prepositions related to the Internet and computers
I am not a native speaker and prepositions are the part of speech that troubles me more. Checking different posts from the site I've learnt that you say:
On the Internet / On a website
In an email
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Is there a term for the phenomenon of people becoming desensitized to the extraordinary due to having access to sites like YouTube?
It seems like we have heard a succinct term for this before, but we're having trouble putting our finger on it. The idea is that due to being able to see so many incredible things on sites like ...
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Is a server "in the Internet" or "on the Internet"
When talking about a server on/in the internet, which preposition would you use?
In the question "In the Internet" vs. "on the Internet", it is recommended to
[...] use "on". ...
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Is it acceptable to use "blog" to describe a blog post? [closed]
I've seen people, including people who write for a living, say they wrote "a blog" about this or that topic, when they obviously mean a specific post.
I find this incredibly grating. Dictionaries don'...
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The meaning of 'take over' in this sentence
I've recently watched a youtube video where a person mentioned a phrase 'It's pretty much taken over my Instragram'. I think she meant 'The pictures are taken over.' I tried to find out all of the ...
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When there is no item to display in your activity Section, What should I say?
"You have not performed any activity"
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"You have not performed any action"
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"There is no item in your activity tab"
Any other suggestions are also welcome.
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Asking for confirmation when someone wants to change an upvote [closed]
I am building a user facing software. I want to ask for the user's confirmation if they really want to change their vote.
For example:
A user once upvoted a post and then he wants to downvote it. ...
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Houses vs. Homes for a website name? [closed]
I am opening a new website for a construction company, and I can’t decide between www.x5houses.com and www.x5homes.com. Which one is better?
Does homes sound better? If so, how much better and why?
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Define a term for a website user who does not have cookies activated [closed]
I'm looking for a term that describes a user of a website that has not enabled the cookies of that website.
My initial though was new user, but an existing user could delete cookies if they wished, ...
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Colloquial meaning of a hashtag
Despite its primarily functional origins, the hash tag has broken out of its social media context and is a kind of colloquialism, usually intended as a joke, but utilized in just about any form of ...
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What does salt and slug mean in IT?
salt:
For web developers, exposing your .git folder to the world is a novice mistake. It allows anyone to download your entire source code repository, which often includes database passwords, salts,...
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Case of website names in written communication
What is the appropriate way to write the names of websites in written communication?
If I treat them as the proper nouns that they are, I should write something like, "On the website Wordpress.com ...
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What single word encompasses all of a person's social media & Internet presence?
I'm looking for a single word that describes the Internet & Social media presence of a single entity. Their digital footprint, as it were.
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Word or phrase for people butting in and taking a side in an online conversation?
The phenomenon is not dissimilar to this: Word for "butting in on the Net", yet it wouldn't necessarily be considered trolling.
Person A replies to a comment/post by Person B on the ...
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Is there a word to describe a person who's addicted to downloading stuff from Internet?
Well, that is exactly what I am :).
I just can't stop myself from downloading stuff (usually electronic articles, say, PDFs). To be more precise, whenever I come across something that I think might ...
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Secret origin of the dude = butthair meme
My daughter came back from Catechism today with an interesting spiritual fact. Apparently she was told that a dude is another name for butt hair.
It's entry 17 or so on urban dictionary, dated 2006 ...
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What does the word "lurn" mean?
Is the word "lurn" in the phrase "It's time to lurn together" just an intentional misspelling of "learn" or does it have another meaning here?
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"greater", or "greater than", in a dropdown?
This is more a matter of usage and common sense than anything, but I'm faced with the following problem. I have a dropdown with things like greater, equal, between, and then a field where numbers can ...
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Possible ways to pronounce an IPv6 address
When reading out IPv4 addresses, people typically say something like, "ten dot one dot seven" etc. This is pretty easy since "dot" is one syllable. How can IPv6 addresses be pronounced? Saying "colon" ...
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Publishing a website online: What verb is most natural?
What is the most natural verb to use for the equivalent of "publishing" a website online?
Create a website
Launch a website
Open a website
Start a website
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Name of the quality of the bad sound that you have in Skype
When you talk through the internet by using some programs like Skype or Hangout, the quality of the sound may not be good. What is the name of that quality? There are some idea in my mind, but I don't ...
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Is mentioning full name on email replies considered rude? [closed]
For example:
If someone replies "Sure Deepak Mishra :)" or "Sure Deepak :)".
Should "Sure Deepak Mishra :)" look offensive to me or is it not good email etiquette?
Is using a person's first name ...
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What do you call someone who is addicted to a Q&A website?
I was looking for a term for someone who is addicted to a Q&A website but I came up with general terms like nethead, cybernaut, netizen, internet addict etc. You can think of adjectives like ...
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Why is "like" as in Facebook likes often put between quotes?
I often see people use the noun with quotes:
We have received a lot of "likes."
rather than:
We have received a lot of likes.
Why is this done?
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What is the pronunciation of "ttiwdty"?
ttiwdty
Not an initialism AFAIK (as far as I know) but an acronym like LASER and NATO. It's apparently trending on Urban Dictionary, although the down-votes outnumber the up-votes. It stands for The ...
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Differentiate between "instant" and "at your convenience" messaging
Consider two cases of people sending messages to each other:
Case 1: Two people are online and both are free. They are doing nothing other than chatting with each other, so both of them are replying ...
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What do you call a Q&A user who posts a question but never checks back?
I have searched for a term that describes users who post questions and then disappear without trace. These users will post and write their questions in a great flurry, sometimes ignoring the basic ...
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What does 'TL;DR' mean and how is it used?
I do my best, at my advanced age, to come to grips with the apparent acceptability of such widely used words/expressions/abbreviations as lol/LOL, IMHO, AFAIK, etc. However, TLDR/tl;dr defeats me. ...
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How to best include an introductory phrase before getting to the point? [closed]
This question may seem too large in scope from the title, but here's the preface to the answer I seek.
I need to inform my hiring manager (HM) that I have served my last day with my current ...
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Why are web browsers browsers, but I am a surfer?
What is the origin of the name of a program being used to access the Internet is a browser, but a human looking around on the internet is surfing?
Why is there this discrepancy?
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Window shopping - shop with the eyes only -Is the term applicable to online browsing (shopping) too
"Window shopping" is used for a consumer who has no intent to purchase and I believe the term originated well before shopping became accessible online.
Is there a different term for online-window-...
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Similar to "burning a hole in my pocket" but for www shopping cart?
I like this: "Got three dollars burning a hole in my pocket".
Are there other expressions or phrases with similar meaning?
Actually, I want to know what the creative English speakers will write ...
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Can I use TL;DR in a formal email? [closed]
I've seen the internet slang TL;DR many times in the internet, and as I can see people used it pretty much in the present day.
Can I use it in a formal email to a client?
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Do people pluralize "WiFi" with an "s"?
I'm in a friendly argument with a supervisor about this one, and I'd like some data: Does one say "WiFis" when referring to multiple WiFi networks, or does one say "WiFi"?
I suppose alternately, one ...
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Origin of "Arachnoleptic fit"
In various websites on the Internet, including http://www.joke-archives.com/dictionaries/dictionarywords.html, I've come across the phrase Arachnoleptic fit.
Apparently all the words in that set (...
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Citation of internet webpages that have limited lifetimes [closed]
Some websites, especially news websites, either leave up content for limited periods, or archive content after a few days and charge readers to access their archives. It seems to me that citations in ...
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Nouns constructed out of an adjective and a suffix? [closed]
I experienced a bit of interesting language-building this past weekend. A post about "subtle -isms" (i.e. subtle sexism, subtle racism, etc.) had various commenters who used the phrase "subtle-ism" (...
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A proper closing expression for informal email
What is an expression that you can use at the end of an informal email, when you forgot something and want to add it to the email after your signature?
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Is there any difference between a 'Web slide Show' and a 'Carousel'? [closed]
Are Web slideshows and carousels the same thing? If not, what is the difference?
For Web slideshow, I mean HTML image galleries like:
Flexslider by WooThemes
Nivo Slider™
Juicebox
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Does etymology have a word like cladistics?
A recent question on EL&U about a current hip-hop expression led my research into a meme that is evolving faster than drosophila. This expression and its variants have gone viral on internet ...
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social media platform vs. social media venue
What would be the correct or most appropriate word for each social media form (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Blog, etc.)
Social media platform?
Social media venue?
Social media account?
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Name for a website page with all kind of posts mixed
Imagine a website with many kinds of posts: announcement posts, offer posts, question posts etc. For each kind of post there could be a page listing them.
How would you call a page that lists all the ...
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Correct spelling and/or hyphenation for electronic commerce
What is the correct spelling and/or hyphenation for the abbreviation of electronic commerce?
I have seen the following variations.
eCommerce
E-Commerce
ECommerce
E-commerce
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How to pronounce subreddit names?
I'm unsure of how to pronounce subreddit names in casual conversation without preface. I read /r/funny mentally as "R funny", but this doesn't always work in conversation, especially with acronym ...
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Where does the word (magic) cookie come from? [closed]
Who named the file that websites can place on your computer for, for example advertising, and what is the connection with cookie as a food?
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What's the etymology of spam when talking about bulk unsolicited messages?
What does spam stand for, when talking about unsolicited (mostly advertisement) messages? The nearest possibility I found was "Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages" but it seems like too colorful to be ...
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What are the casual words that helps to express yourself in Internet chat [closed]
English is the second language for most of us. So when we chat in the internet, sometime our wordings looks more formal and not interesting. But I found when I chat with native English Guys, they uses ...
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A title or descriptive phrase for someone who likes to share
I'm building a mobile app that has a series of achievements that may be awarded based on the users interaction. The app itself is an easter egg hunt.
One of the achievements is for sharing (via ...
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Referring a particular website, should I use the noun adjunct or the genitive/possessive?
I'm wondering if there are any guidelines about using the noun adjunct or the possessive with a website and a company.
Should I write: go to the Twitter website or go to Twitter's website?
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