Month 2- Word of the day -9
Lampoon means to mock or ridicule in a satire. On TV, it is common to see comedians lampoon our political leaders.
This category shall have posts on a new word a day. The vocabulary series is for the young and the old who would like to learn or brush up their vocabulary.
Lampoon means to mock or ridicule in a satire. On TV, it is common to see comedians lampoon our political leaders.
Gateway means Digital Technology. software or hardware that connects two disparate computer networks, as to enable the passage of information between a home or business network and the Internet. software that facilitates digital communication of text messages over cellular telephone networks. or an entrance or passage that may be closed by a gate. or a structure for enclosing…
Digital Technology means the branch of scientific or engineering knowledge that deals with the creation and practical use of digital or computerized devices, methods,systems, etc or a digital device, method, system, etc., created by using this knowledge: the invention of the Internet and other digital technologies. or the application of this knowledge for practical ends, as in digital communications…
GPS means Global Positioning System: a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel. or an electronic system that uses these satellites to determine the position of a vehicle, person, etc or a receiver that determines its position by analyzing the satellite…
VPN means . virtual private network: a system or technology that uses a public network, usually the Internet, to transmit encrypted data between a private network and a remote authorized user. or a network that uses the internet to transfer information using secure methods.
Olympiad means a period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next, by which the Greeks computed time from 776 b.c. A celebration of modern Olympic games. The word originated from Latin Olympiad-, stem of Olympias < Greek Olympiás
Olympic means of or relating to the Olympic Games of or relating to ancient Olympia The word originated from Mount Olympos, also to Olympia (Khora),town or district in Elis in ancient Greece, where athletic contests in honor of Olympian Zeus were held 776 B.C.E. and every four years thereafter; from Greek Olympiakos, from Olympos, of unknown origin. The modern…
LAN means local area network a system for linking private telecommunications equipment, as in a building or cluster of buildings. a system for linking personal computers and workstations with each other in order to share data, devices, programs, etc.: usually confined to one office, building, or home.
We begin with the second month today for ‘Word of the day’ series. Wi-Fi means a brand name certifying that a device or other product is compatible with a set of broadband wireless networking standards. It has originated from the word ‘Wireless’.The term was invented by the marketing departments of wi-fi equipment manufacturers. It is short for…
A monthly recap of words if you have missed any in descending order:- Neume Gimcrack Flivver Woodnote Tulipomania Befriend Frenemy enshrine Embalm Gambol Lexicographer Milquetoast Festoon Somaticize Endemic Bonhomie Bellwether Kerflooey Sitzmark Aeromancy Zenith Vicissitude Canoodle Sylvan Hoi Polloi Wafflestompers Thug Joie de Vivre Valetudinarian Contretemps Avuncular