Newbie

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  newbie
       n : any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling},
            {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {entrant}]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:



  newbie /n[y]oo'bee/ n. [very common; orig. from British public-school
     and military slang variant of `new boy'] A Usenet neophyte. This term
     surfaced in the {newsgroup} talk.bizarre but is now in wide use (the
     combination "clueless newbie" is especially common). 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 {B1FF}; see also {gnubie}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  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)