Cyberprefixation Benchmark

Continuing my crusade against senseless buzzword use which I began with a recent post, I've created a cyberprefixation benchmark tool. It ranks pages based on numerous variables.

Flaming examples that demonstrate all of the input variables and the upper end of the rating scale include two pages from DHS:

• Cybersecurity (score: 66.2, rating: complusive)
• National Cyber Security Division (score: 188.5, rating: hazardous)

If this tools helps even one person then I'll feel like the (tiny) time spent on this was worth it :)

For the Jargon File: Cyberprefixation

Cyberprefixation: n.

1. the compulsive, excessive, or vain use of the term “cyber” before other words forming words or word sequences not used in typical dialogue. In this context, “cyber” frequently indicates a narrow meaning such as information security, however, the precise meaning is almost always ambiguous. In cyberprefixation, the addition of the term “cyber” doesn’t necessarily provide any meaningful description or clarification, but rather is used predominately for its value as a buzzword. Cyberprefixation may be used to describe all cases where “cyber” precedes the word it modifies, whether separated by punctuation or where combined to form single word. Cyberprefixation often results in creation of nonce words.

Cyberprefixation is closely related to cyalliteration, but differs in that cyberprefixtion refers the use of "cyber" in it's entirety, whereas cyalliteration leverages only first syllable “cy”.

Example: That press release was a prime example of cyberprefixation.

See also: cybercrud and buzzword-compliant