Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Neologism - E-Linquent

Saw this one while looking at some info about young people committing online crimes. Cybercrime has increased exponentially over the last couple of years and is being committed by younger and younger children. These children normally referred to by the authorities as juvenile delinquents.

The new word E-linquents is a combination of E short for electronic and delinquents meaning those who fail to uphold lawful behaviors considered normal by society. E-linquents have superb computer skills that rival most adults skills. These young hackers are often sprung from jail, getting recruited by major organizations and governments because of their impressive abilities to manipulate the cyber universe.

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