Amongst other new words joining the Oxford Dictionaries Online this month are the words hackerspace, and Internet of things,
• hackerspace, n.: a place in which people with an interest in computing or technology can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge.
• Internet of things, n.: a proposed development of the Internet in which everyday objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and receive data.
Other words added today: phablet, selfie and perhaps somewhat more regrettably, twerk.
What other maker related terms would you suggest for the OED?
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