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The fast pace at which the Internet has entered and transformed our lives has had an impact on the words and language we use. It is 20 years since the website Dictionary.com was created, and it has looked back at the past two decades to see how the worldwide web has created additional definitions to many commonly used words. Dictionary.com boss Liz McMillan says it's interesting to see, "just how much the rise of technology has shaped our word use over time". She said: "To commemorate the 20th birthday of Dictionary.com, we look back at 20 words that have expanded in meaning over the last 20 years." The website has been documenting new lexical uses since, "the dawn of the Internet era".
* transform = 변형시키다/ have an impact on ~ = ~에 영향을 주다/ additional = 추가의/ definition = 정의[의미]/ rise = 증가; 인상/ over time = 시간이 지나면서/ commemorate = (중요 인물, 사건을) 기념하다/ expand = 확장되다/ lexical = 어휘의/ dawn (of ~) = (어떤 일의 시작을 알리는) 새벽[여명]/ era = 시대
Perhaps one of the most easily recognizable changes is to the word "friend". For centuries, this word has been a noun. However, with the meteoric rise of Facebook, this very common word is now also a verb, as in, "Can you friend me?" A variant of this word is "befriend," which means to become friends with someone (usually in the real and not cyber world). The word "tablet" used to commonly refer to a flat piece of stone, clay, or wood that is used to write on. Now it's more likely to mean a touchscreen device that is Internet-enabled. Other words that have new definitions include "cloud," "wireless," "viral," "tweet" and "troll". There's no knowing which new words will have new meanings in the next two decades.
* recognizable = (쉽게) 알[알아볼] 수 있는/ variant = 변종, 이형/ befriend = 친구가 되어 주다/ Internet-enabled = 인터넷 접속을 가능하게 하는/ troll = 트롤(인터넷 토론방에서 남들의 화를 부추기기 위해 보낸 메시지. 이런 메시지를 보내는 사람)
