It's official! The word techie - a devotee of or expert in (some aspect of) technology--has made it into the Chambers Dictionary. And there are lots of other net-specific words too, including netiquette, browsing, applet, spam, cybersex and cybercafé. It just goes to show how the world of computing and electronic communications has advanced and changed our world. Of course, there are also those other little things that have become part of our lives: Prozac, sound bite, cellulite...

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