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SMARTPHONE ZOMBIE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology (General)
  • Telephones
CONT

Smartphone zombie or "smombie" has been used in popular culture to describe pedestrians who walk slowly and without attention to their surroundings because they are focused upon their smartphone.

Key term(s)
  • smart phone zombie

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
  • Téléphones
DEF

Piéton qui se déplace le regard fixé sur son téléphone mobile, sans porter attention à son environnement immédiat ni aux risques pour sa sécurité.

OBS

zombile : mot-valise formé à partir de «zombie» et de «mobile».

OBS

zombile : désignation proposée par un rédacteur-réviseur de l'Office des transports du Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología (Generalidades)
  • Teléfonos
OBS

Término por el que se conoce a los peatones que caminan por la calle atentos al teléfono celular. Es el resultado de la fusión de las palabras 'smartphone' y 'zombie'.

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