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DEFINITION: n. An old media format that is no longer popular or easily accessible, such as floppy disks, VHS tapes or stone tablets. v. To try to access data stored in an old-fashioned media format, especially it requires the use archaic technology and/or protocols.
Verboticisms
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Technoglyphics
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Tek-no-gliffiks
Sentence: When young Henry was given a set of books for Christmas he spent half an hour looking for the battery compartment, his mum explained that you actually had to read them. Henry was so astounded with the technoglyphics he thought about putting them in an antiques auction.
Etymology: Techno(abbrieviation for technological) + Hieroglyphics(ancient Egyptian script) = Technoglyphics
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COMMENTS:
so sad - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-07: 14:24:00
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Mythicaligraphy
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mith/i/ca/lig/ra/fee
Sentence: Since no one under the age of twenty uses cursive writing anymore, handwritten essays have become mythicaligraphy.
Etymology: mythical + caligraphy
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COMMENTS:
What's in a hand? Applause for this word! Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-14: 17:10:00
marvelous word! love it!~ - diyan627, 2008-03-15: 11:15:00
Another top word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-16: 17:06:00
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Exprise
Created by: Ekovox
Pronunciation: Ex-prise
Sentence: He uttered complete exprise at realizing he lost on Jeopardy.
Etymology:
Prehistortech
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: pree-hiss-tore-teck
Sentence: Billy didn't even know what to do when his dad gave him an old record player and records. This was too prehistortech for him so he thought he had to cut the records down to size to fit into his cd player. Dad quickly corrected him after destroying his first Elvis record.
Etymology: pre-historic (very old, before history) + tech (short for technology)
Harmedium
Created by: bigveg
Pronunciation: har-mee-dee-um
Sentence: son: dad, the kitten chewed my new shoes! father: here son, execute him with this laserdisc! son: nice harmedium dad! dad: i know
Etymology: harm, medium.
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COMMENTS:
Evokes lots of different thoughts! Wonderful originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-14: 18:01:00
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Archiaproctem
Created by: yelloweyes
Pronunciation: ar-key-ah-prawk-tem
Sentence:
Etymology:
Obsolackss
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ob-sol-lacks
Sentence: Charmain looked forlorn after her best efforts at obsolackss failed to provide a workaround to access her family history data from the ancient shiny disc she discovered in the attic. If only Grandma had practised lockss.
Etymology: obsolete + hack + lockss (lots of copies keeps stuff safe - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOCKSS)
Stereolith
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: ster'/e/o/lith
Sentence: Jacob cringed in embarrassment at every soccer game. When would his parents get rid of that stereolithic camera they had and get with the digital age? It was completely humiliating... especially when the flip flash blinded his teammates just as they tried to score a goal.
Etymology: stereo - three dimensional (as in stereoscopic photography & stereotype print); also stereophonic sound reproduction + monolith - something formed of a single slab of stone
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COMMENTS:
Innovative etymology and word. Well done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-14: 18:03:00
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Antechwhatee
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ann teh wot eee
Sentence: the sound of the antechwhatee scratched along, every now and then receding so you could make out a strangulated voice crooning something about gramma.
Etymology: antiquity, tech, what
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COMMENTS:
What a witty clever pun! Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-14: 23:52:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-14: 01:22:00
paleodata
stache - 2008-03-14: 01:32:00
oops-wrong box.
arrrteest - 2008-03-14: 11:20:00
A few years ago, while giving a state assessment to 5th graders, there was a passage about artifacts. Included with the clay pipes and broken pottery shards was a section on the record and the record player. I wasn't ready to accept that then, but now I'm somewhat resigned to the fact that it is so.
silveryaspen - 2008-03-14: 17:03:00
Congratulations, Yellowbird and James for the definition and cartoon, that has evoked a lot of deep thinking. Kudos to all you erudite deep-thinkers ... for your words, comments, and wonderful way of uplifting each other with these wonderful interchanges. You've expanded the horizons of my thinking!
silveryaspen - 2008-03-14: 18:43:00
Three cheers for all the fun words created, too! Three cheers for all the trips down the various memory lanes!
arrrteest - 2008-03-14: 20:24:00
Lol,, MEMORY lanes
Thank goodness our memory lanes are still working. I was afraid they may have become non-compatible due to the upgrade to Windows Vista. Thank you Silvery, for showing us the way. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
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