Vol. 10 · Portmanteaus ·Late 20th century ·1995
Webzine
web magazine
- Meaning
- A magazine published on the web rather than in print.
- Source words
- web + magazine
- Coined by
- unknown
- Year
- 1995
Background
One of several mid-1990s coinages (*e-zine*, *online magazine*, *webzine*) competing for the same idea. By the 2010s, most webzines had just rebranded as *sites* or *publications*; the term marks a specific internet moment.
Late 20th century
Marketing, media, and the early internet. Infomercial, emoticon, workaholic — the coinages name phenomena of mass media and white-collar life. Several predate the decades they're associated with.
Two words, one coinage.
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