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* "word" was once a more figurative term, as in "speech", but now has a more literal connotation partly due to its common usage in the familiar "word processor" product
 
* "word" was once a more figurative term, as in "speech", but now has a more literal connotation partly due to its common usage in the familiar "word processor" product
 
* "message" now means something very brief, and usually non-substantive, due to the influence of [[instant messaging]]
 
* "message" now means something very brief, and usually non-substantive, due to the influence of [[instant messaging]]
* "link" now means a clickable reference to another website, rather than a substantive connection, or as originally, one of the metal elements that makes up a chain.
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* "link" now means a clickable reference to another website, as well as than a substantive connection, or as originally, one of the metal elements that makes up a chain.
 
* "liberal" once met generous or enlightened, or committed to constitutional government and individual liberty, but, in the Unitied States, now means demanding funding for [[abortion]] and censoring [[prayer]] in school
 
* "liberal" once met generous or enlightened, or committed to constitutional government and individual liberty, but, in the Unitied States, now means demanding funding for [[abortion]] and censoring [[prayer]] in school
 
* "media" now means ''the press'', rather than modes of transferring information.  The singular "medium" has largely been lost
 
* "media" now means ''the press'', rather than modes of transferring information.  The singular "medium" has largely been lost
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