Netymology
Subtitle: from apps to zombies -- a linguistic celebration of the digital world
By: Tom Chatfield
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781623651640
Subjects: Computer networks; Computer science; Terminology; Information technology
Description: "Composed of 100 bite-sized entries of 400 to 600 words each, Netymology weaves together stories, etymologies and analyses around digital culture's transformation and vocabulary. Chatfield presents a kaleidoscopic, thought-provoking tour through the buried roots of the symbols, speech, and mannerisms we have inherited from the digital age: from the @ and Apple symbols, to HTML and Trojan horses, to the twisted histories of new forms of slang, memes, text messages and gaming terms; how language itself is being shaped by technology, how it is changing us"--
Notes: "Previously published in London by Quercus, c2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.