memetics

noun
/mɛˈmɛtɪks/UK/məˈmɛtɪks/US

Etymology

Blend of meme + genetics.

  1. derived from γένεσις
  2. compounded as memetics — “meme + genetics

Definitions

  1. The study of memes and their social and cultural effects.

  2. The study of information or other entity that self-propagates through a medium, often via…

    The study of information or other entity that self-propagates through a medium, often via a form of sensory input, in a manner comparable to a virus.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for memetics. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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