Emoticon

Emoticon definition - hacker
A typewritten picture of a facial expression to suggest an emotion. It is used in email, in chat rooms, and when communicating with others on the Internet. A popular one is :-), or smile.

See Also: Electronic Mail or Email; Internet.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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