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I am trying to read a few threads from the library
and find myself severely impeded by my own lack of
vocabulary and my lack of familiarity with various
aspects of the nomenclature which I see present in
a great deal of the posts. Is there a place within
the WebMasterWorld community which has a good list
of the various acronyms that commonly occur in the
forums and so on?
Here ya go: WebmasterWorld Glossary [webmasterworld.com].
Thanks; I like this joint!
Groovy place indeed!
Unfortunately, my current level of total
ignorance is so severe that the page you
referenced is inadequate. I didn't see a
reference to "SEO" and "SEM", which were
the two immediate terms I wanted. At the
moment, I think those acronyms are about
search engines; something about making a
site more popular with them or whatever.
Another example is "DNS". I think that's
an acronym for "Domain Name Something".
Hope I'm not being too nit-picky. I just
really want to know what words mean when
I read them, otherwise, I just don't get
the message.
I really wish I understood this stuff as
well as the rest of the members. Hope it
isn't annoying others.
If you want to know what something means, just Google it ;)
Search terms: define [i]something[/i]
"...If you want to know what something means, just Google it..."
Whenever I try to search for stuff on the internet; whether google or whatever; I tend to encounter such high levels of obfuscation that I typically wind up...
...than I was when I first started. This tends to be the commonly repeated result even if I was totally ignorant of any given "Topic X" at the start of the search.
I am repeatedly and consistently annoyed at the ratio of time expended -vs- the results when using search engines. For me, search engines provide useful info perhaps 10 or 20 percent of the time. The other 80 or 90 percent of the time they tend to get me to the list above. I could almost swear an oath in court that the resultant frustration is a deliberate result by both design and intent.
If that's just me, then I have a problem I need to solve for myself. I do wonder if others have similar or different {attiudes}{observations}{experiences}.
So anyway, about using google (or whatever) to search for meanings and understanding; is that a generally prevalent attitude within this community?
For example COB - might mean close of business, coordination of benefits, or chairman of the board. Never be afraid to ask what it means - heck a lot of times, a misspelling on an acronym could mean something totally different :)
My story was when I was in the military, I was working at the base switchboard until my top secret clearance was completed. Someone called in and they had questions on personnel / benefits (something like that). He did not know what he wanted but I know he wanted CBPO (See-Bo - pronounced something like that). He asked what was that, and I told him the office he needed to speak with. He asked me what it stood for and I could not remember (Consolidated Base Personnel Office). I told him he would need to ask them that as well though
-Corey
[edited by: Corey_Bryant at 10:36 pm (utc) on Mar. 4, 2007]
This was the response on my screen...
"...Your acronym search returned 38 meanings..."
As far as your other comment, suggesting that I not be afraid to ask questions; okay, a good student asks a lot of questions. Looks like I'll be doing exactly that.
For the moment, Consider me Encyclopeida Questronica.
