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newbie


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  newbie  /n[y]oo'bee/  n.  [very  common;  orig.  from  British 
  public-school  and  military  slang  variant  of  `new  boy']  A  Usenet  neophyte. 
  This  term  surfaced  in  the  {newsgroup}  talk.bizarre  but  is  now  in  wide  use 
  (the  combination  "clueless  newbie"  is  especially  common).  Criteria  for 
  being  considered  a  newbie  vary  wildly;  a  person  can  be  called  a  newbie  in 
  one  newsgroup  while  remaining  a  respected  regular  in  another.  The  label 
  `newbie'  is  sometimes  applied  as  a  serious  insult  to  a  person  who  has 
  been  around  Usenet  for  a  long  time  but  who  carefully  hides  all  evidence 
  of  having  a  clue.  See  {B1FF};  see  also  {gnubie}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  newbie 
 
    /n[y]oo'bee/  (Originally  from  British  public-school 
  and  military  slang  variant  of  "new  boy")  An  inexperienced  user 
  of  {Usenet}  or  other  system. 
 
  This  term  surfaced  in  the  {newsgroup}  {news:talk.bizarre}  but 
  is  now  in  wide  use  Criteria  for  being  considered  a  newbie 
  vary  wildly;  a  person  can  be  called  a  newbie  in  one  newsgroup 
  while  remaining  a  respected  regular  in  another.  The  label 
  newbie"  is  sometimes  applied  as  a  serious  insult  to  a  person 
  who  has  been  around  {Usenet}  for  a  long  time  but  who  carefully 
  hides  all  evidence  of  having  a  clue. 
 
  See  {BIFF}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1998-02-18)