Newbie

A novice is a person who is incorporated in a subject area or is newly included in a community and knows not yet as good as those already longer contacted therewith; other expressions are " beginners " and " newcomers ".

Cognate words

Newcomer

New musicians or bands who are completing their first appearances, played the first few times on the radio or come in the charts, also called Newcomer (English " new" for new and "come " to come )

Greenhorn

Or even be Newbie wet behind the ears is a term for newcomers.

Greenhorn is the English equivalent.

Apprentice

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In the trades, young people are called in the traditional apprenticeship training in Germany today correctly apprentice, trainee or colloquially pen.

Scout

Scout groups call their newcomers, if they occur in the youngest age level, most " wolf cub " girl in Austria, " Pixies", in Switzerland " Bienli ".

Rookie

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As a rookie athletes in their first year are referred to as professional. The term is mainly used in the USA.

Novice

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Novice - except in the initiation and upon entering a religious community - even the common in cognitive science term for newbies.

Newbie

According to the Jargon File comes the word " newbie " originally from the slang language of British students and soldiers and is often unaware used in conjunction with ( clueless newbie ).

The term newbie is generally the usual term for a newcomer to the game area. The meaning and perception of the term varies: Sometimes the term is used to specify a particular character role, sometimes it is used humorously also among friends.

Noob / Boon

Noob [ nʉb ] - or the reverse written synonymous variant Boon - is more or less pejorative meaning " incapable of learning " or " not willing to learn ," depending on the context [ evidence ?]. In online computer games to the addressee the understanding of basic rules of the game or the ability to play along with helpful is discussed so often.

The word is a rücktranskribierte from the Leetspeak spelling of n00b for Newb, which in turn is a shortening of the term Newbie. In beginner-friendly environments, the term Noob generally in favor of the more neutral Newbie is avoided.

Another possible origin is from the assembler command " noop " which for " no operation " is. Freely translated this is "do nothing " for.

Military and student associations

The Bundeswehr, student organizations and other hierarchical systems maintain their own individual vocabulary to refer to newcomers:

• In the jargon of fraternities: fox, often written " Fux "
• In the soldiers' language different expressions are used, such as Smooth, Slick (because of the lack of military rank insignia on the shoulder), crate, harvest workers, crooked fingers ( from the luggage carrying) and - perhaps now somewhat out of fashion, but sooner talk of the town - Rotarsch and Cases because of the new name names out of a suitcase tag.