In our time, with the development of network technologies, slang has also appeared. This is normal, because professionals need to somehow communicate with each other. The slang is called network. Most of the words in it are of English origin. And this is understandable, since most of the terms and everyday words come from this language: “computer”, “modem”, “flash drive”, “hard”, etc. Often these are either abbreviations or an abbreviation. In this article, we will consider what is a subject? To begin with, let's analyze the etymology of this concept, which occupies a worthy place in network slang.
Origin of the word
The term "subject", which literally means "theme", originates from the English subject. In fact, this word has many meanings. This is both a “subject”, and a “theme”, and a “plot”. There are many options. More than a dozen. The English version is also abbreviated and written like this - subj. There are various pronunciation options, in addition to the classic "subject". For example, "subj" or "subj". But these two options are for the most part, let's say, a cynical and mocking character and are not used so often.
The roots of the term "subject" go back to the 90s of the last century.
Fido
International amateur network was popular at the time"Fidonet" (Eng. FidoNet). Or simply "Fido" for short. "Well, well, what does "subject" mean in this network?" - the meticulous reader will ask.
The "Fido" network is (in the first approximation) a kind of analogue of forums. The structure of the letter in it is as follows:
- name and address of sender;
- name (sometimes address) of recipient;
- the subject of the letter (in English - subject, subj - that's the same "subject");
- technical information (date, charset, i.e. character set, and so on);
- mail body;
- signature;
- various technical service information.
The most popular mail editor in "Fido" GoldEd (on the network slang "golded" or "naked grandfather") of the most famous English version showed the title of the letter in the form:
From: Vasisualy Lokhankin 2:1454/667.91
To: ModeratorSubj: Re:[!] – permanently disabled
As you can see, the last line contains the subject of the letter. As a result of the transcription of the word Subj, “subj” appeared. And it became very popular. So, what is a "subject", more or less understood. Now let's find out where this word is used.
Use of the term
Naturally, with the development of Internet technologies, the Fido network practically "died", although as of 2012 it had 3676 nodes (the so-callednodes).
Now the term in question can be found almost all over the Internet and in real life. What? "Subzh" is used in real life? Yes. Unfortunately or fortunately, it's hard to say. But if you listen to the speech of people who constantly "live" on the Internet, or computer scientists, you can make out the word "subject" and other elements of network slang. True, it is unlikely that an ordinary person will be able to connect what he heard into a normal text. Here is what concerns real life, as networkers again say - IRL (in Runet it is often pronounced as “i-re-el”), that is, “in ril life”, in real life, so to speak. Sometimes they use transliteration - IRL, or a mixed designation "in RL".
On the network, the subject can be found everywhere. True, on mail servers they now write in Russian: “Subject (letters)”. It also appears on the forums. In this case, the term is applied in relation to the topic under discussion, less often to any subject. For example, on such popular resources as "BashOrg" and "Lukomorye". On the latter especially, due to the specifics of this site. And finally, in ordinary correspondence via ICQ, Skype and other instant messaging programs and services. It is especially common among avid Internet users or users who, due to age characteristics, go to look very “cool”. The latter often vaguely understand what a subject is and often use this word where necessary and where it is not worth it.
Forums
Let's consider one more question in more detail. What is a subject on a forum? Let's give a definition first. So, the forum is the mosta common type of shared network resource that involves communication between its participants in the form of an online discussion.
There are a huge number of them on the Internet. The term "subject" is practically not used in Russian-language forums, with the exception of its presence in the body of the message. In this case, it is used by networkers or those who consider themselves as such.
Instead of "subject" use the name "topic", "forum" or "subforum". Sometimes - "topic".
On English-language resources, the word topic(s) is also used instead of subject(s). And also thread, that is, “thread”, “stream”. The designations subforums and forums are often used. Thus, the word "subject" is practically forced out of circulation on the forums in the notation of topics. Often, the topic name is simply missing, because this is already evident from such a line, for example, Forum –> Community self help –> Installation issues. It is clear that the problematic issues of the installation are being discussed. That is, the same “subject” of interest.
Thus, we found out in the article what a “subject” is, the origin of this term and its use.
