nihilartikelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪlˌɑɹt.ɪkl̩/
• (copying Latin and German) IPA: /ˈniː.hiːl.ɑːɹtˌiː.kəl/
• ハイフネーション: ni‧hil‧art‧i‧kel

名詞

nihilartikel (plural nihilartikels)

1. A deliberately fictitious entry in an encyclopedia or academic work, generally identifiable as false, usually included to brand the intellectual property so copies can be identified.

   Synonym: Mountweazel

   • 2005 May 1, Eve Maler, “The Language Log”, Pushing String, at www.xmlgrrl.com [1]

     The post never does find the word it’s looking for, but it eventually alights on a discussion of the Nihilartikel, a fake dictionary or encyclopedia entry created for playful or copyright-trap reasons.

   • 2005 December 17, Marc Goodman, “Interesting slam on Wikipedia”, in alt.religion.kibology‎ (Usenet), message-ID :

     A nihilartikel was once inserted into Wikipedia that lasted for five months.

   • [2005 December 18, Tom Anderson, “Putney Green”, in uk.transport.london (Usenet):

     There are also fake entries in dictionaries and encyclopedias, known as nihilartikels, which serve the same purpose.]

上位語

• copyright trap

参考

• trap street

参照

Further reading

• fictitious entry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia