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digital footprint

An expression that refers to the way technology now pervades everyone's lives, your "digital footprint" specifically describes the trail you leave in cyberspace and on any form of digital communication. It is now widely accepted that in this era of e-mail, texting, blogging, and social networking, trying to hide one's digital footprint is practically...

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NetLingo Word of the Year 2024


Word of the Year: brat

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The year 2024 was quite the spectacle! From the Summer Olympics and Taylor Swift to the Solar Eclipse and the Ongoing Wars... still, one thing stood out the most: the U.S. Election. Once Biden stepped down and Harris stepped up, U.S. politics dominated the media. No wonder a grrl needed a "brat summer" to tune out and party on! Find out why brat made NetLingo's Word of the Year...

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