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Article: Distracted Driving is the Webster's New World 2009 Word of the Year.
- Article from:
- Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
- Article date:
- November 22, 2009
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Faster, lighter, more, NOW...the new generation of tools and toys in the Digital Age is a global obsession. And today, it may also be a crime (see also Wiley Publishing, Inc.).
Distracted driving - what many are guilty of when they use digital devices on the go - is rapidly entering law books around the world and earns the 2009 Word of the Year choice at Webster's New World[R] College Dictionary. The competition had several worthy contenders, with cloud computing and wallet biopsy as runners-up. For other top candidates, visit the Word of the Year website at http://newworldword.com/.
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