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cyberslacking

cyberslacking noun: use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.

Noun

cyberslacking (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
    • From an organizational perspective, cyberslacking may also create positive externalities in terms of teleworkers being able to create virtual water cooler effects in terms of online chatting with affiliated and nonaffiliated workers.2017, Peter K. Ross, Susan Ressia, Elizabeth J. Sander, Work in the 21st Century: How Do I Log On?, page 32

Origin of cyberslacking

From cyber- + slacking.

Questions about cyberslacking

What does cyberslacking mean?
Cyberslacking means use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
What part of speech is cyberslacking?
Cyberslacking is a noun.

Words near cyberslacking in the dictionary

  1. cybershops
  2. cybersickness
  3. cyberskills
  4. cyberslacker
  5. cyberslackers
  6. cyberslacking
  7. cyberslander
  8. cyberslang
  9. cyberslap
  10. cyberslaps
  11. cybersleuth

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