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Netiquette vs Flaming - What's the difference?

netiquette | flaming |

As nouns the difference between netiquette and flaming

is that netiquette is netiquette while flaming is sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

As an adjective flaming is

on fire with visible flames.

As a verb flaming is

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netiquette

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (Internet) Conduct while online that is appropriate and courteous to other Internet users, and is often enforced by other internet users.
    • Top-posting and spamming are considered poor netiquette on a newsgroup.

    Hyponyms

    * chatiquette

    flaming

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • On fire with visible flames.
    • The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
  • (colloquial) Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.
    • To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
  • (British, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
    • I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * flame war * flame bait

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame
  • (internet slang) vitriolic criticism
    • You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
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