standardista

noun

Etymology

From standard + -ista.

  1. inherited from standar
  2. derived from *oʀd — “point, spot, place
  3. derived from *standahard
  4. derived from estandart — “gathering place, battle flag
  5. inherited from standard
  6. suffixed as standardista — “standard + ista

Definitions

  1. A web developer who is actively involved in the creation, adoption, and/or promotion of…

    A web developer who is actively involved in the creation, adoption, and/or promotion of Web standards.

    • Still, web standardistas should maximize backward compatibility whenever possible. Satisfied users cannot be pushed to upgrade their browsers every time a new version is released.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA