04-18-2013, 09:33 PM
Thanks. That's 2 new things I've learned today.
When I tried to use the term, I meant the defined portion in red, of course.
Newbie, newb, noob, or n00b is a slang term for a [url "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/novice"]novice[/url] or [url "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/newcomer"]newcomer[/url], or somebody inexperienced in any profession or activity. Contemporary use can particularly refer to a beginner or new user of computers, often concerning [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet"]Internet[/url] activity, such as [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_game"]online gaming[/url][url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie#cite_note-1"][1][/url] or [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux"]Linux[/url] use.[url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie#cite_note-2"][2][/url][url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie#cite_note-3"][3][/url] It can have derogatory connotations, [#ff0000]but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgment[/#ff0000].
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When I tried to use the term, I meant the defined portion in red, of course.
Newbie, newb, noob, or n00b is a slang term for a [url "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/novice"]novice[/url] or [url "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/newcomer"]newcomer[/url], or somebody inexperienced in any profession or activity. Contemporary use can particularly refer to a beginner or new user of computers, often concerning [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet"]Internet[/url] activity, such as [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_game"]online gaming[/url][url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie#cite_note-1"][1][/url] or [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux"]Linux[/url] use.[url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie#cite_note-2"][2][/url][url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie#cite_note-3"][3][/url] It can have derogatory connotations, [#ff0000]but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgment[/#ff0000].
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