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nethead | netdead |

As a noun nethead

is (slang) an obsessive internet user.

As an adjective netdead is

(internet slang|rare|of a person) not currently active on a network, or the internet; offline.

nethead

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) An obsessive Internet user.
  • * 1995', Jessie Cameron Herz, ''Surfing on the Internet: a '''nethead' s adventure on-line
  • * 1998 , Kimberly S. Young, Caught in the net (page 175)
    • This is, after all, a gathering of a typical fraternity of netheads , those Internet-obsessed students who every night fill the large computer labs sprinkled throughout campus.
  • (slang) A supporter of the Internet and its flexibility and technical underpinnings, contrasted with (Bellhead) (a supporter of traditional centralized telecommunications networks).
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    netdead

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (internet slang, rare, of a person) Not currently active on a network, or the Internet; offline.
  • * 1996 , Joe Pantuso, The Complete Internet Gamer (page 309)
    • To end your use of the client you can use either this command or possibly ctrl-C. This will leave netdead all of your characters with processes still running.
  • * 1998 , "Creepy", *mutter**grumble* QUT *grumble**grumble*'' (on newsgroup ''aus.tv.x-files )
    • Considering that now both $teve and Robin are virtually netdead , this is probably about right.