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  AI vocabulary explained: From LLMs to Guardrails, key terms you should know

  Technology | February 15, 2026 15:25 IST

  As AI reshapes industries and global conversations intensify, here’s a simple guide to key AI terms including LLMs, generative AI, guardrails, algorithms, AI bias, hallucinations, prompts and tokens.

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  From 'Clanker' to 'Broligarchy': Collins Dictionary names new tech terms that gained traction in 202

  Technology | November 06, 2025 21:23 IST

  While Collins Dictionary selected the lighthearted "vibe coding" as its Word of the Year, the full list of this year's choices underscores more serious societal concerns about technology.

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  Bazball included in dictionary? Labuschagne shreds the move into pieces by labelling it 'garbage'

  Cricket | November 02, 2023 13:14 IST

  Bazball, the term coined to sum up England's aggressive and attacking approach and mindset in Test cricket, has found its relevance with its addition to the Collins Dictionary. However, Australian players including Marnus Labuschagne have shredded the move into pieces by turning it into a joke.

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  German dictionary changes definition of 'Jew' after outcry

  World | February 16, 2022 22:35 IST

  The Duden dictionary had recently added an explanation to its online edition saying that “occasionally, the term Jew is perceived as discriminatory because of the memory of the National Socialist use of language. In these cases, formulations such as Jewish people, Jewish fellow citizens or people of the Jewish faith are usually chosen”.

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  Merriam-Webster chooses 'vaccine' as 2021 word of the year

  World | November 29, 2021 23:55 IST

  The selection follows “vax” as word of the year from the folks who publish the Oxford English Dictionary. And it comes after Merriam-Webster chose “pandemic” as tops in lookups last year on its online site.

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  Lockdown named Collins Word of the Year 2020

  India | November 11, 2020 10:38 IST

  Lockdown, defined as "the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces", has been named the Collins Word of the Year 2020.

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  'Existential' is dictionary.com's word of the year

  World | December 02, 2019 19:48 IST

  Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel “existential” to Dictionary.com’s word of the year. The choice reflects months of high-stakes threats and crises, real and pondered, across the news, the world and throughout 2019.  

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  New words added to Merriam-Webster, definition of 'they' changed

  September 19, 2019 16:52 IST

  The term ''they'' has been updated to be recognised as a pronoun with an added meaning.

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  Good news for all the Jugaadu people! Indian word ‘Jugaad’ is now included in Oxford English Dictionary

  Lifestyle | October 28, 2017 13:23 IST

  Fukrey team rejoices the latest addition to Oxford English Dictionary.

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  Hindi Diwas 2017: 10 English words which have originated from the official language of India

  Lifestyle | September 14, 2017 14:14 IST

  Hindi Diwas 2017: Want to know which all words in Oxford English Dictionary have Indian origin?

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  Oxford University Press to launch Hindi online dictionary

  India | October 21, 2016 20:58 IST

  In a move to build up a Hindi-based customer base, Oxford University Press (OUP) today announced the launch of the Hindi online dictionary. Hindi is the ninth language to become part of the Oxford Global

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  Oxford Dictionaries picks emoticon as word of the year

  World | November 17, 2015 20:32 IST

  London: For the first time, Oxford Dictionaries' has chosen an emoji pictograph, commonly referred to as an emoticon, as its 2015 Word of the Year after it made history due to its popularity on social

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  'Gangnam Style' hits one billion views on YouTube

  Hollywood | December 23, 2012 8:00 IST

  London, Dec 22 : South Korean dance track "Gangnam Style" has become the first video to clock up more than one billion views on YouTube, BBC reported.The dance track was posted online in July, propelling