Vocab: Fall list #6

Meme- an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
They passed on the video to classmates and it was becoming a meme.
Virus- an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
The disease was considered a virus that was found on the lab rat.
Viral- relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another
The video on the blog was becoming viral.
Blog- a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
The blog the girl had was always updated everyday after school.
Wiki- a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
They went on the wiki to know how the object worked.
URL- Shorter versions for Uniform Resource Locator.
He copied the URL for later in order to find the website again.
Website- A location on the internet where it has whatever information the creator puts.
The company made a website in order to see if they can get more customers.
WWW- Short for World Wide Web
Most people put WWW in the address bar in order to find a website.
Internet- A global communication network that allows people all over the world to talk to other people.
He went on the Internet in order to message his friend, who moved to a new state.
2.0- A idea or product that is made to be better than the original.
The IPhone 2 is a basically a better version than the original IPhone.
Open source- Something the creator makes and allows anyone to make changes to in order to see more ideas.
Wiki's are all open source, which allows people to put in information that can be true or false.