Blog Definition
blŏg
blogged, blogging, blogs
noun
A website that displays postings by one or more individuals in chronological order and usually has links to comments on specific postings.
American Heritage
A journal or diary written for public viewing on a website and consisting typically of personal reflections, commentary on current events, etc. arranged chronologically.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- web log
verb
To maintain or contribute to a blog.
Webster's New World
Origin of Blog
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Shortened form of weblog. The Oxford English Dictionary says the shortened word was coined May 23, 1999 and references the "Jargon Watch" article in an issue of the online magazine "Tasty Bits from the Technology Front" which attributes the shortening to Peter Merholz who put the following on his web site:
From Wiktionary
For What It's Worth: I've decided to pronounce the word 'weblog' as wee'- blog. Or 'blog' for short.
From Wiktionary
From weblog (humorously taken as we blog)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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