Glossary

.com—The most common extension on the World Wide Web, short for commercial website. Also known as dot-com.

#—The number sign or pound symbol is most commonly known as the “hash” mark or hashtag on social media. In 2007, Twitter user Chris Messina used the hashtag to organize an in-person meeting and inadvertently invented the social media hashtag.

3D printing—The act of using a fabricator that extrudes plastic into a physical space on a platform, creating a three-dimensional product.

4chan—Founded by Chris “moot” Poole, the site boasts dozens of image boards based on Japan’s otaku picture boards. It allows users to remain anonymous and post anything they would like on the boards. The forum has no archive, self-regulates, and is often ...

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