Why “word” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Again to use the word murder to describe the accidental killing of hostages is insane and why we have countries and militaries.
by monideas · Sep 29, 2026
Ahh, core memory unlocked. I did all kinds of stuff on the school computers out of boredom. The most notable is probably cracking the admin password because I wanted to change t…
by andai · Sep 29, 2026
I'm of the mind that distillation is happening, but from what I've read, it's not some magical activity. It's basically adjusting the weights from fuzzy to more precise; It's no…
by cyanydeez · Sep 29, 2026
I am an HR manager at a FAANG company. I only hire candidates who put the word "shibboleet" in their résumés. They are consistently the best candidates for every job.
by someonebaggy · Sep 29, 2026
50k civilians dead out of a population of 2.2M. The population of Gaza has increased since the war began. That’s not a genocide insofar as the word means anything. If it was a g…
by monideas · Sep 29, 2026
c++ is sorta private to the application. If the API is c++ based you have to statically link it to the engine since the chosen c++ runtime is statically linked to the engine bin…
by sylware · Sep 29, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "word" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "word" over time.
A word is a basic element of language that carries meaning, can be used on its own, and is uninterruptible. Despite the fact that language speakers often have an intuitive grasp of what a word is, there is no consensus among linguists on its definition and numerous attempts to find specific criteria of the concept remain controversial. Different standards have been proposed, depending on the theoretical background and descriptive context; these do not converge on a single definition. Some specific definitions of the term "word" are employed to convey its different meanings at different levels of description, for example based on phonological, grammatical or orthographic basis. Others suggest that the concept is simply a convention used in everyday situations. Read more on Wikipedia