Shrink-and-Cram Market Hardware developers' reference to consumer demand for putting the power and features of desktops onto handheld devices.
Tele-Roma Drives A DigiScent-like delivery system, still in development, that encodes smells onto disks. When the disks are heated with a laser, odor downloads to the user's nostrils through the drive's fan.
Chewy An application, service, or data file that has a whopping appetite for bandwidth.
Cognitors Steampunkish term the American Institute of CPAs is considering for its latest interdisciplinary credential. The organization says the new title better suits 21st-century accountants who are both computer power users and strategic business advisers.
Globophobe A person who fears or opposes globalization.
Tip o' the hennin to John P. Grills, Paul McFedries, and Barry Popik.
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
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