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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{prefix|en|cyber|junk}}
From {{prefix|en|cyber|junk}}.


===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|rare|informal}} [[worthless|Worthless]] material on the [[Internet]].
# {{lb|en|rare|informal}} [[worthless|Worthless]] material on the [[Internet]].
#* '''1999''', Terry William Ogletree, ''Upgrading and repairing networks''
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1999|author=Terry William Ogletree|title=Upgrading and repairing networks|passage=Take the following steps to stem the tide of '''cyberjunk'''...}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1999|author=David W Schumann; Esther Thorson|title=Advertising and the World Wide Web
#*: Take the following steps to stem the tide of '''cyberjunk'''...
|passage=As '''cyberjunk''' gives way to carefully targeted information, interest will shift (Mehta & Sivadas, 1995).}}
#* '''1999''', David W Schumann, Esther Thorson, ''Advertising and the World Wide Web''
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2004|author=Joe Kraynak|title=Que's Official Internet Yellow Pages, 2005 Edition
#*: As '''cyberjunk''' gives way to carefully targeted information, interest will shift (Mehta & Sivadas, 1995).
|passage=...this site is designed to help you discern the valuable nutrition sites on the Web from those that are mere '''cyberjunk'''.}}
#* '''2004''', Joe Kraynak, ''Que's Official Internet Yellow Pages, 2005 Edition''
#*: ...this site is designed to help you discern the valuable nutrition sites on the Web from those that are mere '''cyberjunk'''.

Latest revision as of 01:18, 19 August 2024

English

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Etymology

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From cyber- +‎ junk.

Noun

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cyberjunk (uncountable)

  1. (rare, informal) Worthless material on the Internet.
    • 1999, Terry William Ogletree, Upgrading and repairing networks:
      Take the following steps to stem the tide of cyberjunk...
    • 1999, David W Schumann, Esther Thorson, Advertising and the World Wide Web:
      As cyberjunk gives way to carefully targeted information, interest will shift (Mehta & Sivadas, 1995).
    • 2004, Joe Kraynak, Que's Official Internet Yellow Pages, 2005 Edition:
      ...this site is designed to help you discern the valuable nutrition sites on the Web from those that are mere cyberjunk.