submarine patent n.— «Occasionally, patents take a decade or two to be granted because they are held up in appeals and amendments in the Patent Office. When this happens under the existing system, an inventor can obtain a 17-year monopoly...
flipper n.— «Record companies are thinking of doing testing in Britain of new technology that allows music and videos to be sold on a single reversible disc…Sony Music, a division of Japan’s Sony Corporation, said that it was...
spim n.— «IM spam, commonly referred to as “spim,” has been flagged by experts as a growing problem.» —“Yahoo to Trillian: Talk to the hand” by Jim Hu ZDNet June 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued...
scanlation n. the translation of digitally scanned pages (of manga, a style of Japanese comic book, cartoon, and graphic novel); the translated works themselves. Etymological Note: scan + translation (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
geosequestration n.— «Its plans are believed to include reducing greenhouse gases from the project by using geosequestration technology. The process involves pumping carbon dioxide underground into reservoirs that have been tested to...
scanlator n.— «Would “Fruits Basket”—a quirky romantic comedy about a young girl who becomes the housekeeper for a family whose members are cursed to transform into animals whenever they’re embraced by members of the opposite...