"DVR" added to Merriam-Webster dictionary
By Conrad Quilty-Harper 
posted July 15th 2007 10:41PM
posted July 15th 2007 10:41PM
We've toiled and we've troubled, and finally our hard work has paid off: the term "DVR" has been accepted by Merriam-Webster in its Eleventh Edition Collegiate Dictionary. Strangely, DVR joins the dictionary at the same time as RPG (or rocket propelled grenade): we're guessing the staff at Merriam-Webster switched over from their TiVo for a bit of Gears action, reminding them that RPG needed to be in there too.
What? No love for the REAL RPG -- role playing games?
I can now use this in scrabble? AWESOME!
Kind of sad figuring the term RPG for rocket propelled grenades has been around for decades now and DVR has been out for only several years.
What, now Motorola phones get in there? Sheesh.
is there any chance for the word "noob" to make it in the dictionary?
I'm sure it's possible, once something gains enough mainstream acceptance it's only a matter of time.
Beauty of the English language. Screw the word up enough times and it's correct!
If only Bush worked that way...
@dan: Careful, Bush might go nucular on your ass!
Geez, the weekends are really slow for news.
ha I would like to see 1337 added to the dictionary
It has been in wikipedia for...when did wikipedia start? so it's enough for me :)
When will WMD be put in there? It was all the rage 4 years ago!
Were there even RPGs in Gears of War?
Slang terms are very unlikely to make it into a dictionary. Many are around for decades in the mainstream before they are even considered so don't excpet any gamer terms to considered.
Now the internet has changed the speed at which we communicate so some terms may arrive faster, but with Wikipedia and Urban DIctionary being a worthwhile resource I wouldn't hold your breath for niche slang that is only known by the gamer community.
"...and RPG, which sadly does not mean role-playing game (or better yet, rocket propelled grenade)... but Report Program Generator"
Read the article before reporting it.
ordinarily small errors wouldn't bug me, but it seems like engadget has gotten really sloppy, especially in the last few weeks. it's a problem when they're happening more often than not
Actually, if you click all the way through to the actual MW site, you'll see that RPG, for "rocket-propelled grenade", is included as a secondary usage (abbreviation).
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RPG
Andrei - Read the *source* article before commenting.
Craig - See comment re: Andrei.
lol, well played sir. good one!
Eh, read about this a few days ago on BBC. They also added the words "ginormous" and "IED".
Let me know when a GOOD dictionary accepts these words and I'll care.
funny thing is, RPG does not stand for 'rocket-propelled grenade', this is a misinterpretation of the cyrillic (i believe a russian phrase) initials for this weapon. It is used as such in the media, but as far as I know this is incorrect.
That is, the definition should not be 'abbreviation of rocket-propelled grenade' but define the actual weapon as it functions, etc.