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Latest revision as of 11:08, 12 January 2025
This glossary uses the MediaWiki ‘Lingo’ glossary extension to define a list of terms and their definitions, which are then displayed whenever a term is hovered over in an article on this website.
- go-to
- denoting a person or thing that may be relied on or is regularly sought out in a particular situation; “Back in 1996, it was the go-to software solution for people who wanted to share a single Internet connection among several computers on a home network.”
- spoof
- (1) a humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect: “a Robin Hood spoof”;(2) a trick played on someone as a joke: “word got out that the whole thing had been a spoof”
- terminologist
- ‘A user of (a certain) terminology; an expert in or student of terminology.’ (OED, 1806–)
- tooltip
- Computing: a message which appears when a cursor is positioned over an icon, image, hyperlink, or other element in a graphical user interface.
- lexicographer
- ‘A writer or compiler of a dictionary.’ (OED, 1658–)