A term that refers to the latest technology or a term that sounds catchy. If not a flash in the pan, new technologies become mainstream. For example, Java was a hot buzzword in the 1990s, but should remain a major topic for decades. Umbrella terms, such as "client/server," can be hot for several years, but eventually fade.
Some of the earlier buzzwords in the industry were MIS in the 1970s, distributed computing in the 1980s and client/server in the 1990s. The last half of the 1990s brought us all the Internet and Web terms, including Java, intranet and e-commerce.
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More recent buzzwords are enterprise and Web services. Solutions is a buzzword that irritates a lot of people.
The word "nano" has been tacked onto numerous semiconductor and other manufacturing processes that deal in microscopic elements, whether they are, in fact, nano-sized or not. Some companies have even made "nano" part of their corporate name even though they have nothing to do with nano-sized devices. See nanotechnology.
Currently, SOA and Web 2.0 are trendy. See buzzword compliant.
Some of the earlier buzzwords in the industry were MIS in the 1970s, distributed computing in the 1980s and client/server in the 1990s. The last half of the 1990s brought us all the Internet and Web terms, including Java, intranet and e-commerce.
More Current
More recent buzzwords are enterprise and Web services. Solutions is a buzzword that irritates a lot of people.
The word "nano" has been tacked onto numerous semiconductor and other manufacturing processes that deal in microscopic elements, whether they are, in fact, nano-sized or not. Some companies have even made "nano" part of their corporate name even though they have nothing to do with nano-sized devices. See nanotechnology.
Currently, SOA and Web 2.0 are trendy. See buzzword compliant.
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