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GLHF 
interjection
- acronym for "good luck, have fun". Used in online gaming before a multi-player match begins.
GLHF!
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Last edited on Aug 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 03 2010.
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Godwin's Law
noun - uncountable
- an Internet "Law" (i.e. observation that often holds true) formulated by Mike Godwin. It states that "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 100%."
I think that was an intentional invocation of Godwin's Law, so it doesn't really count.
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Last edited on Jan 11 2012. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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Goggle
verb - transitive
- misspelling of Google.
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Last edited on Nov 14 2010. Submitted by Vicci from Seattle, WA, USA on Oct 29 2009.
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verb - transitive
- to do an internet search on someone or something. From the name of the Google search engine. Note that this term has become generic: any search engine might be used to "Google" something.
I googled him last night.
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Last edited on Apr 16 2013. Submitted by Susan from Oxford, PA, USA on Oct 28 2002.
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Googlebomb
noun - uncountable
- on the web, for many sites to link to a particular website using a particular phrase, such that the particular website is the first result when searching for the phrase.
Due to Googlebombing, George W. Bush's web page used to be the first Google result when searching for "miserable failure".
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Last edited on Mar 05 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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Google juice
noun - uncountable
- a metaphorical substance that increases a website's rankings in Google search results. Links pass on "Google juice" from the website on which the link appears, to the website where the link goes. Links from large, important websites pass on more "Google juice" than links from small, unknown websites.
The New York Times' website has more Google juice than KEXP's website.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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Google stalk
verb - transitive
- to use a search engine to get information about a current or past love interest.
Are you still Google stalking your ex-wife?
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Last edited on Mar 05 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
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gorilla arm
noun
- an arm that has become sore, cramped, and / or muscular due to extended use of touch screens on computing devices.
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Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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gr8
adjective
- acronym for "great". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
You look gr8
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Last edited on Apr 09 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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grep
verb - ambitransitive
- in a non-computing context, to search.
Could you grep the menu for something vegan while I go to the bathroom?
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Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- in a computing context, to search "manually" - i.e. by looking rather than using a computer program specifically intended for searching.
I like GUIs because I can grep them visually for what I'm looking for.
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Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 10 2011.
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- From the name of a Unix utility used to scan files in search of particular content. ("Grep" itself means "global regular expression print".)
Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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