• DocumentCode
    1483399
  • Title

    The great term robbery [computer jargon]

  • Author

    Holmes, Neville

  • Author_Institution
    Tasmania Univ., Hobart, Tas., Australia
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    94
  • Lastpage
    96
  • Abstract
    Although the regimes that George Orwell depicted in his book “1984” have yet to appear in their full glory, at least in the world´s advanced nations, Newspeak is with us nevertheless. Orwell´s scornful bluntness prompted him to depict a blunt Newspeak, but a subtler version harbors more subtle dangers. The computing profession´s subtle Newspeak blurs the distinction between human and machine
  • Keywords
    computer science; nomenclature; professional aspects; Newspeak; computer jargon; computing profession; Dictionaries; Humans; IEC standards; ISO standards; Information processing; Publishing; Standards publication; Subscriptions; Terminology; Vocabulary;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2.920619
  • Filename
    920619
    • Link To Document
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