Everybody knows that the tech industry produces a constant stream of buzzwords and jargon. With that in mind, this month's issue of IEEE Spectrum provides a look at the newest terms and catchphrases that will be showing up soon at a Web site near you:

PPMT (Pre- and Post-Mail Tension): waiting impatiently for e-mail replies from other people

Nanopretenders: companies that have nothing to do with nanotechnology that are attempting to cash in on the nanotech craze

Wife Acceptance Factor (WAF): features added to electronic gizmos and gadgets that make them more appealing to women

Gak factor: the tendency for some online sites (e.g. porn sites) to lose business once a parent or spouse discovers a number of unexplained credit card charges

For more terms and the latest neologisms, be sure to check out the Word Spy site run by Paul McFedries.