Question: As a senior citizen, I find myself at odds with new technical terminology. Please explain the meaning and origin of "cyber" and "blog." Also, what do Google and Yahoo mean?
Answer: It sounds like you're having a little trouble merging onto the information superhighway.
The word "cyber" is used to refer to anything having to do with computers and the online world. According to "Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age," it evolved from the Greek word kybernan, meaning to steer or govern. The Internet has come to be known as cyberspace.
"Blog" was the most requested online definition in 2004, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. It is a shortened form of "weblog," meaning a Web site that is in essence a personal journal.
Google and Yahoo are companies that operate popular Internet search engines used to obtain information. You go to these sites to answer questions like yours.
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