A beginner is a person, who trains itself into a subject or is taken up again to a community. In the jargon of the community concerned there are frequently own expressions for beginners and special jokes, whom one drives with them.

Newbie

Within the IT-range the synonym newbie [] is often used. As Newbie (English technical term from"” new "“and"” boy "“, too German: "” the new boy "“) is therefore designated a beginner and/or a beginner in connection with computers, for example in Internet forums or net Communitys (newsgroup, on-line plays or Wikis).

According to the jargon file comes the word newbie from the Slangsprache from British pupils and soldiers and frequently in connection with notionless is originally used (clueless newbie).

Usually still deeper expertises and above all the experience in this area are missing to beginners. Particularly with discussions they can hardly keep up and become thereby pretty often referred to it also. The term Newbie is used neutrally or devaluing, in that computer language gladly also as insult word.

Noob

(spoken: nuub) usually within the range of on-line plays (like e.g. Counter Strike) in a negative connection one uses. Noob a bad player is called, who does not have itself and the play under control and thus its team obstructs.

Fox

With the German Federal Armed Forces, in student connections and with the pathfinders one calls beginners fox. Further military expressions are Frischling, smooth, Fohlen, Tapsi, mouse, red ass, Schulterglatze "‚see soldier language.

Rookie

A beginner in the professional haven is generally called, on the basis of the US-American linguistic usage, meanwhile Rookie.

Further designations

• Beginner
• Greenhorn, green bill

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