SURFING
\sˈɜːfɪŋ], \sˈɜːfɪŋ], \s_ˈɜː_f_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of SURFING
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1985 - The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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("Internet surfing") Used by analogy to describe the ease withwhich an expert user can use the waves of information flowingaround the Internet to get where he wants. The term becamepopular in the early 1990s as access to the Internet becamemore widespread and tools such as World-Wide Web browsersmade its use simpler and more pleasant.
By Denis Howe
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