"Podcasting" Makes it Into the Dictionary

GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
edited December 2005 in Science & Tech
Not only has the word "podcast" been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, it has been declared the Word of the Year.
The term is defined as "a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the internet for downloading to a personal audio player".

The word is derived from a combination of "broadcasting" and "iPod".

It will be added to the online version of the dictionary during the next update early next year.
Source: BBC

Comments

  • deepseadeepsea Lancaster, PA
    edited December 2005
    The ever progressing devolvement of the language.
  • rykoryko new york
    edited December 2005
    where are the short-media podcasts???
  • sectorz715sectorz715
    edited December 2005
    ryko wrote:
    where are the short-media podcasts???


    That would be awesome, lol i can imagine it right now
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    I think podcast is a retarded word. So there.
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    yeh..ipods are just a fad. they're performance is lacking in more areas than one. there are so many better mp3 players. and whay do all the names have to be pod that pod this? how bout playerCast
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