Pwn
Pwn is a leetspeak slang term that implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent that has just been soundly defeated. Past tense is sometimes spelled pwnt (pronounced with a t sound) or pwned (with the standard d sound). Examples include "pwnage" or "you just got pwned". It can also be used, especially by non-gamers, in the context of getting "pwned" by The Man.
In Internet security jargon, to "pwn" means "to compromise" or "to control", specifically another computer (server or PC), web site, gateway device, or application; it is synonymous with one of the definitions of hacking or cracking. An outside party who has "owned" or "pwned" a system has obtained unauthorized administrative control of the system.
Etymology
The word "pwn" may have arisen and spread as a common typo of the word "own," due to the proximity of the 'p' and 'o' keys on a standard English keyboard. Alternatively, the word pwnage may have been created as a portmanteau of the words "pure" and "ownage," "perfect" and "ownage," or "powerful" and "ownage." Similarly, "pwn" may have derived from "powerfully owned," such as you just got powerfully owned (shortened to you just got pwned).
Pronunciation
Given the recent development of the word and its primary use in written form only, there is no single accepted pronunciation of pwn, as w does not typically represent vowels in English. However, "own", "pawn", "poon" and "pone" are frequently used, and "pwen" is also considered an acceptable pronunciation.
Only two words in English have a "w" as a vowel; both are Welsh loanwords. A cwm (to rhyme with "womb") is a cirque in a mountaintop, and a crwth (to rhyme with "tooth") is a type of lyre. This gives a possible pronunciation of "pwn" as the final syllable of "harpoon" ().
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Pwn is a leetspeak slang term that implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent that has just been soundly defeated. Past tense is sometimes spelled pwnt (pronounced with a t sound) or pwned (with the standard d sound). Examples include "pwnage" or "you just got pwned". It can also be used, especially by non-gamers, in the context of getting "pwned" by The Man.
In Internet security jargon, to "pwn" means "to compromise" or "to control", specifically another computer (server or PC), web site, gateway device, or application; it is synonymous with one of the definitions of hacking or cracking. An outside party who has "owned" or "pwned" a system has obtained unauthorized administrative control of the system.
Etymology
The word "pwn" may have arisen and spread as a common typo of the word "own," due to the proximity of the 'p' and 'o' keys on a standard English keyboard. Alternatively, the word pwnage may have been created as a portmanteau of the words "pure" and "ownage," "perfect" and "ownage," or "powerful" and "ownage." Similarly, "pwn" may have derived from "powerfully owned," such as you just got powerfully owned (shortened to you just got pwned).
Pronunciation
Given the recent development of the word and its primary use in written form only, there is no single accepted pronunciation of pwn, as w does not typically represent vowels in English. However, "own", "pawn", "poon" and "pone" are frequently used, and "pwen" is also considered an acceptable pronunciation.
Only two words in English have a "w" as a vowel; both are Welsh loanwords. A cwm (to rhyme with "womb") is a cirque in a mountaintop, and a crwth (to rhyme with "tooth") is a type of lyre. This gives a possible pronunciation of "pwn" as the final syllable of "harpoon" ().
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