資料來源 : WordNet®
newbie
n : any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling},
{fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {entrant}]
資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
newbie
/n[y]oo'bee/ (Originally from British public-school
and military slang variant of "new boy") An inexperienced user
of {Usenet} or other system.
This term surfaced in the {newsgroup} {news:talk.bizarre} but
is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie
vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one newsgroup
while remaining a respected regular in another. The label
"newbie" is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person
who has been around {Usenet} for a long time but who carefully
hides all evidence of having a clue.
See {BIFF}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1998-02-18)