disintermediation -- was RE: (Slight) HUMOUR: Banned Words

["RUBOTTOM, AL" <ARUBOTTOM -at- SENSORMATIC -dot- COM>]

hey, are we a buncha pointy-headed TWs who can't recognize or accept the
landscape of living language for what it is?
"disintermediation" is just another term in fairly widespread use ,,, you
don't have to use it or like it.
find another to convey the same sense if you prefer.  also doesn't mean
those who coined it are evil, stupid or unethical;
they just adopted or coined a term for a relatively well-known,
well-accepted & specific use.

1.
from
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/disintermediation.html  :
disintermediation ; Last modified: August 28, 2001   

Removing the middleman. The term is a popular buzzword used to describe many
Internet-based businesses that use the World Wide Web to sell products
directly to customers rather than going through traditional retail channels.
By eliminating the middlemen, companies can sell their products cheaper and
faster. Many people believe that the Internet will revolutionize the way
products are bought and sold, and disintermediation is the driving force
behind this revolution. 

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2.
from DaveNet
You might not find "disintermediate" in your dictionary. It's a verb. To
disintermediate is to eliminate an intermediary. When you talk to a reporter
and that reporter explains what you said, he or she is intermediating. You
disintermediate when you write your own piece and publish it on the web. The
word has usually applied to commerce, buying and selling of goods, where
disintermediation eliminates a distributor or retailer. 

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3.
Disintermediation: The Buzzword from Hell 
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/insites/willmott/dw970910.htm 

-----Original Message-----

I saw another classic this morning: "disintermediate."

Does that mean you encourage dissent or something?

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