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Computers & Internet

Reboot, bug, bandwidth, going viral — the computing vocabulary that quietly migrated into ordinary speech and now describes everything from relationships to careers.

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Computers & Internet

Bandwidth

Personal or organizational capacity — borrowed from network throughput.

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Computers & Internet

Biohacking

DIY self-experimentation aimed at upgrading the body — diet, supplements, devices, and sleep tweaks, usually evidence-light.

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Bug

A flaw in a system that produces incorrect or unexpected behavior.

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Catfish

To pose online as someone you're not, usually to seduce or manipulate.

concept

Computers & Internet

Dopamine Detox

A self-imposed break from quick-hit pleasures — phones, sugar, porn, games — meant to 'reset' the brain's reward system.

character

Computers & Internet

Elon Musk

The South African-born billionaire whose serial bets on electric cars, rockets, and a renamed Twitter made him the most-followed person on Earth — and the most polarizing.

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Computers & Internet

Going Viral

Spreading rapidly across the internet through sharing.

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Hack

A clever workaround — once for computers, now for laundry, parenting, sleep, and everything in between.

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Mewing

The internet-popular practice of pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth, supposedly to sharpen the jawline over time.

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Reboot

To start something over from scratch — a system, a franchise, a career, a relationship.

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Spam

Unwanted bulk material — originally email, now any annoying overload.

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Steve Jobs

The Apple co-founder whose mix of design taste, marketing showmanship, and brutal personal style produced the iPhone — and the modern founder archetype.

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The Algorithm

The mysterious system that decides what you see online — blamed for everything from your feed to your dating life.

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Troll

Someone who provokes online for the reaction.