US Edition‘Vibe Coding’ Named Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year | News Channel 3-12
The term highlights a shift to AI-driven software development, with Collins Corpus tracking 24 billion words reflecting evolving language usage.
- On Thursday, the Collins English Dictionary named vibe coding Word of the Year 2025, a term coined by Andrej Karpathy that means using AI to direct machines instead of coding manually.
- Using the Collins Corpus, Collins lexicographers compile the annual list from evidence in the 24 billion-word Collins Corpus and a 2025 shortlist of words emerging in the past year.
- The shortlist also featured Broligarchy, clanker and HENRY alongside leisure terms coolcation and biohacking, reflecting a wide range of political, technological and lifestyle topics this year.
- Observers note the choice signals a major shift as AI makes coding more accessible, while tech experts debate if this change is revolutionary or reckless beyond Silicon Valley.
- This year, the list highlights terms about humans' tech relationships, contrasting last year's Brat named for UK singer Charli XCX and the prior accolade to AI.
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Collins dictionary names Word of the Year 2025
“Vibe coding,” a word that essentially means using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell a machine what you want instead of coding it yourself, has been named the Collins Word of the Year 2025. Turns natural language into computer code Coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, the word refers to “an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code using AI”, according to Collins Dictionary. “It’s programming by vibe…
Collins Dictionary Picks 'Vibe Coding' As Word Of The Year
Ever dreamed of building your own app without touching a single line of code? Welcome to the age of “vibe coding.”Collins Dictionary has crowned the term its Word of the Year 2025. It describes it as the art of creating apps or websites simply by telling artificial intelligence what you want — no coding skills required.Think: “Make me an app that plans my weekly meals,” and voilà, AI does the heavy lifting.The phrase was coined earlier this year…
‘Vibe coding’ named Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year
“Vibe coding,” a form of software development that involves turning natural language into computer code by using artificial intelligence (AI), has been named Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2025.
Vibe coding is the art of creating a website or app describing it to artificial intelligence in a natural language (the prompt).
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