Netizen

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The term Netizen is a portmanteau of the English words Internet and citizen. It is defined as an entity or person actively involved in online communities and a user of the Internet, especially an avid one.[1][2] The term can also imply an interest in improving the Internet, especially in regard to open access and free speech.[3] Netizens are also commonly referred to as cybercitizens, which has the same meaning.

In Chinese, the terms wǎngmín (网民, literally "net-people") and wǎngyǒu (网友, literally "net-friend") are commonly used terms meaning "internet users", and the English language press in China commonly uses "Netizen" as the English language translation of these terms. As a result, the word "Netizen" appears much more frequently in the English language press in China than outside.

See also

Further reading

  • Hauben, Michael; Hauben, Ronda; Truscott, Tom (1997-04-27). Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet (Perspectives). Wiley-IEEE Computer Society P. ISBN 0-8186-7706-6. 

References

  1. ↑ netizen, Dictionary.com
  2. ↑ The Net and Netizens by Michael Hauben, Columbia University.
  3. ↑ What is netizen? definition

External links

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