18 Jul 2005
Today we have a request from Will Simpson. The word is Canonical and it came up in a recent episode of the Gillmor Gang. In this clip Jon Udell used canonical to describe a standard permanent link. Two side notes: This Gillmor Gang, from July 2nd 2005, is very interesting. They discuss some of the [...]
14 Jul 2005
Today’s word was suggested by Brian over at the Mostly Trivial podcast. The word is ombudsman, and Brian found it in recent post at Slashdot.org. An ombudsman is person who acts as an mediator between an organization and its public or constituency. They are often charged with investigating complaints. The ombudsman in the Slashdot post [...]
13 Jul 2005
Today’s word is redundant. It is an adjective with several related definitions. It means extra, profuse, superfluous, no longer needed or duplicate. For example describing Adam Curry as a married husband is redundant. If he is married we know he is a husband. The term redundant is also used to describe backup systems that take [...]
12 Jul 2005
Today we have a word that describes words- acronym. An acronym, like most words that end in -nym or -onym, describes a word or a name. An acronym is a word formed by the initial letters of a longer term. My favorite example is laser. Laser stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. [...]
11 Jul 2005
Today I have a word that was inspired by a photo taken by Will Simpson of PalousePhotography.com. When you are back at your computer be sure to take a look at the beautiful photo titled “Palouse Morning on Linville Road.” Today’s word is Palouse. It is a proper noun. It both the name of a [...]