Editing Newbie (section)

{{Short description|Slang term for a novice or newcomer}}
{{Other uses}}
{{pp-vandalism|small=yes}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2012}}

'''''Newbie'''''{{efn|Also '''''newb''''', '''''noob''''', '''''newby''''', '''''newbie''''', '''''newbee''''', '''''noobie''''', '''''n00b''''', '''''nub''''', and '''''nubie'''''.}} is a [[slang]] term for a [[wikt:novice|''novice'']], [[wikt:newcomer|''newcomer'']], or somebody inexperienced in a given profession or activity. In particular, it may refer to a new user of [[computer]]s, and often concerns [[Internet]] activity, such as [[Online game|online gaming]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/Masonry/Misc/welaish.html |title=MIT.edu |publisher=Web.mit.edu |access-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708225739/http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/Masonry/Misc/welaish.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> or [[Linux]] use.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxquestions.org/ |title=LinuxQuestions.org |publisher=LinuxQuestions.org |access-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-date=February 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207010101/https://www.linuxquestions.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ubuntuforums.org/ |title=Ubuntu Forums |publisher=Ubuntu Forums |access-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503233544/https://ubuntuforums.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The origin of this term is uncertain. Earliest uses probably date to late twentieth century [[United States Armed Forces]] [[Military slang|jargon]], though possible precursor terms date much earlier. The related term '''noob''' (often stylized as ''[[Leet#n00b|n00b]]'') is frequently used in online gaming.