Catchword: knobology

Filed Under: English, Technology

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: Students take readily to the computerized training. Byron Hull, who manages training for the Air Route Traffic Control Centers, refers to the computer savvy of the new recruits as “knobology,” a neologism that describes the students’ ability to relate instrument controls to their function. In the future, experts predict, controllers will use more computer tools to handle more flights each shift.

Article or Document Title:
“For Air Traffic Trainees, Games With a Serious Purpose” (URL)

Author:
Matthew L. Wald

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times

Dateline:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Date of Publication:
Oct. 8, 2008

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