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A person who frequents only a limited number of Internet sites.
Example Citation:
Nooksurfer. (n.)
Someone who only occasionally dives into the Web. It also means someone who visits perhaps one or two newsgroups.
—"Jargon 2.0," Spokesman Review, June 11, 2007
—"Jargon 2.0," Spokesman Review, June 11, 2007
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Nooksurfer: Someone who frequents only one or two newsgroups, BBS topics, or logs on just to answer e-mail, never daring to venture out into the big waters of the Net.
—Gareth Branwyn, "Jargon Watch," Wired, February 1, 1995
—Gareth Branwyn, "Jargon Watch," Wired, February 1, 1995
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