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Living Language Phrase of the Week: Collabulary

01.28.2007

collabulary

–noun
1. A common vocabulary with which Web users categorize the data they find online, particularly one created in collaboration with classification experts to ensure relevance and consistency. [Blend of collaborative and vocabulary]

Earliest Citation:

"I found this a few days ago and realized that it embodied the difference between how I understand tag folksonomies and how others (with whom I've argued) may see them. That is, I see the role of the social group — the wisdom of the crowd — as essential to the success of our folksonomic efforts. As it turns out, somebody's come up with a word that emphasizes that (uncoordinated) collaboration: collabulary."


—Casey Bisson, "Collabulary," MaisonBisson, March 8, 2006

 

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