Many of the technical terms we use every day have historical roots
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:36 pm
Today I am here to discuss a few common technical words that we use in daily life but don't know about their origin. I must say it will be too much interesting to know their origin and how they came into existence.
So, the First word will be
BUG-
If you felt comfortable and easily expressed your uneasiness in just one word ''BUG'', then you must thank Thomas Edison and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. Edison used it while developing the Telephone back in 1878 and Hopper, one of the inventors of the electronic computer in the 1940s.
Sounds exciting and fun to read...??
Let's know more in this thread, Our next word-
SPAM
Being a mod of Spam Busters, Now this looks similar and related to my day-to-day work at realme community. So this word came into existence apparently from sp(iced h)am. The internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam. Never thought that it will be the history behind this word.
BLOG
The most sensational and widely used word of this generation. In 1997, a writer named Jorn Barger created a site where he shared links with readers called Robot Wisdom WebLog, with WebLog short for logging the web. In 1999, a programmer named Peter Merholz shortened the phrase even further to blog, which started gaining traction.
MEME
This is also the most loving thing I do during my leisure time, It is used nowadays as Laughter Therapy. Richard Dawkins, a well-known British evolutionary biologist, and professor at the University of Oxford is credited with coining the phrase. He coined the phrase and used it to explain how societal norms and trends spread and gain popularity in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene.
UNICORN
This was recently in the news as GOI announced that India has around 100 Unicorns, Startups that are valued at more than $1 billion -- are called unicorns, you can thank Aileen Lee, a venture capitalist and the founder of the firm Cowboy Ventures.
Why Unicorn??
Because of the mythic rarity of a startup reaching that milestone. Not something you see in the wild every day, if at all.
Let's jump to the last word of the day which is
INTERNET OF THINGS
The term refers to a system of ordinary objects that are designed to have wi-fi capabilities. The word was created in 1999 by British author and scientist Kevin Ashton, a specialist in sensing technology who worked for Proctor & Gamble to enhance supply chain communication systems.
I hope you guys have enjoyed the piece of information shared by me, And I will keep sharing such things in the future.
So, the First word will be
BUG-
If you felt comfortable and easily expressed your uneasiness in just one word ''BUG'', then you must thank Thomas Edison and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. Edison used it while developing the Telephone back in 1878 and Hopper, one of the inventors of the electronic computer in the 1940s.
Sounds exciting and fun to read...??
Let's know more in this thread, Our next word-
SPAM
Being a mod of Spam Busters, Now this looks similar and related to my day-to-day work at realme community. So this word came into existence apparently from sp(iced h)am. The internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam. Never thought that it will be the history behind this word.
BLOG
The most sensational and widely used word of this generation. In 1997, a writer named Jorn Barger created a site where he shared links with readers called Robot Wisdom WebLog, with WebLog short for logging the web. In 1999, a programmer named Peter Merholz shortened the phrase even further to blog, which started gaining traction.
MEME
This is also the most loving thing I do during my leisure time, It is used nowadays as Laughter Therapy. Richard Dawkins, a well-known British evolutionary biologist, and professor at the University of Oxford is credited with coining the phrase. He coined the phrase and used it to explain how societal norms and trends spread and gain popularity in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene.
UNICORN
This was recently in the news as GOI announced that India has around 100 Unicorns, Startups that are valued at more than $1 billion -- are called unicorns, you can thank Aileen Lee, a venture capitalist and the founder of the firm Cowboy Ventures.
Why Unicorn??
Because of the mythic rarity of a startup reaching that milestone. Not something you see in the wild every day, if at all.
Let's jump to the last word of the day which is
INTERNET OF THINGS
The term refers to a system of ordinary objects that are designed to have wi-fi capabilities. The word was created in 1999 by British author and scientist Kevin Ashton, a specialist in sensing technology who worked for Proctor & Gamble to enhance supply chain communication systems.
I hope you guys have enjoyed the piece of information shared by me, And I will keep sharing such things in the future.